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minus-squareilinamorato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoSo…ok, I’m missing something, then. How does the population get energy into the system, then? They don’t photosynthesize, somebody has to eat SOMEthing at SOME point, or they won’t have any energy at all for…activities.
minus-squarenezbyte@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years ago Energy is from fat stores created while a caterpillar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_moth
minus-squareilinamorato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 years agoOh that makes so much sense. I completely forgot about metamorphosis.
minus-squarepopcap200@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoI googled it. They have energy stored from when they were caterpillars.
minus-squarePyro@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 years agoThe caterpillar stage. Wikipedia says that’s 6-7 weeks long.
minus-squareandroogee (they/she)@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoBecome alive. Eat until I literally dissolve into goo. Become alive again. Fuck. Die.
So…ok, I’m missing something, then. How does the population get energy into the system, then? They don’t photosynthesize, somebody has to eat SOMEthing at SOME point, or they won’t have any energy at all for…activities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_moth
Oh that makes so much sense. I completely forgot about metamorphosis.
I googled it. They have energy stored from when they were caterpillars.
The caterpillar stage. Wikipedia says that’s 6-7 weeks long.
Become alive. Eat until I literally dissolve into goo. Become alive again. Fuck. Die.