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Reading about them, it seems they migrate in winter (like half a mile uphill), but the adults always return to the same breeding pond in spring, so that informa
by card_zero 2y ago
Reading about them, it seems they migrate in winter (like half a mile uphill), but the adults always return to the same breeding pond in spring, so that information is stored somewhere.
- jon_richards 2y agoI'm not surprised. There have been studies that show caterpillars retain memories through metamorphosis into a butterfly (a process that basically liquefies them).
- yyyfb 2y agoCouldn't it just be algorithmic? Go uphill in the summer, then downhill until you hit water, you'll probably end in the same pond?
- card_zero 2y agoThe hit rate is 100%, apparently.