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minus-squareShawdow194@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up37·11 months agoThat’s an interesting point! Any animal that changes or metamorphosises into a different animal technically has a less than 100% mortality rate
minus-squarefossphi@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·11 months agoHmm, interesting indeed! I get what you’re trying to say, but I would also tend to believe that it’s still the same animal? If not that, then wouldn’t the caterpillar cease to exist when it metamorphosised into something else?
minus-squareAlbbi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months agoCaterpillar is not actually an animal though, it’s a stage of life.
minus-squareShawdow194@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoI would also lean closer towards ‘same animal’ but its physical morphology undergoes such drastic changes its definitely blurred lines Psychologically I think there are tests that show butterflies and moths retain memories from pre-metamorphisis stages Metaphysical questions are so cool just because we may never be able to answer them!!!
minus-squarefossphi@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoAs mentioned in one of the comments, since caterpillar is just a stage of life, I guess it isn’t as much of a contradiction/paradox then. But yes, stuff like this is loads of fun! :D
That’s an interesting point!
Any animal that changes or metamorphosises into a different animal technically has a less than 100% mortality rate
Hmm, interesting indeed! I get what you’re trying to say, but I would also tend to believe that it’s still the same animal? If not that, then wouldn’t the caterpillar cease to exist when it metamorphosised into something else?
Caterpillar is not actually an animal though, it’s a stage of life.
Aah indeed, now I’m aware :)
I would also lean closer towards ‘same animal’ but its physical morphology undergoes such drastic changes its definitely blurred lines
Psychologically I think there are tests that show butterflies and moths retain memories from pre-metamorphisis stages
Metaphysical questions are so cool just because we may never be able to answer them!!!
As mentioned in one of the comments, since caterpillar is just a stage of life, I guess it isn’t as much of a contradiction/paradox then.
But yes, stuff like this is loads of fun! :D