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lemmy.world

how do they get the energy to lay new eggs? or grow into full sized moths?

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sopuli.xyz

Wikipedia says they eat enough as caterpillars and do not eat as adults

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IndiBronyreply
lemmy.world

Can relate: Got really fat during my 20s and now I'm losing it all 👍

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seanreply
lemmy.wtf

im on the same exact journey, 31 now and 50 lbs down since may

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hell yeah, feeling great! we'll get there!

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lemm.ee

They get energy from drinking the tears of Dark Souls players who have to fight it as a boss

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It's too bad they didn't make the Moonlight Butterflies in the Crystal Caves hostile. Imagine the player tears after having to navigate narrow invisible walkways while dodging laser spam.

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They eat nonstop and get fat as caterpillars, then spend most of their energy metamorphosing, and then the rest is for fucking and sucking

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So someone who loses a lot of weight and gets really, really slutty as soon as they realize they can?

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lazysoci.al

I was thinking the same thing. And you got an answer too. Cheers 🥂

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if I were this fabulous I also wouldn't waste precious time eating or shitting when i could be fucking.

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“Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly;
Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?'
Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land;
Man got to tell himself he understand."

Moth just fucks

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Seeing them in person is surreal, they look so amazing up close.

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Lots of metamorphic bugs do this. Even the ones that eat as adults often die that same year, after 3-20 years as a larva.

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lemmy.world

Could they add a mouth and digestive system through DNA editing?

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lemm.ee

They do have a mouth, but it's like our appendix. It doesn't do anything.

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Sam_Bassreply
lemmy.world

Ok. Still could use some crisper magic to give it some sustenance for a longer life

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lemm.ee

And then it takes over the world, Sam. Is that what you want to happen?

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They get even cooler. When they're larva they straight up vomit at predators.

As defense mechanisms, larvae emit clicks as a warning and can also regurgitate intestinal contents, confirmed as having a deterrent effect on a variety of predators

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