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I'm too bad of a writer to be scared of giving my ideas away, but I'd explore a pupae stage, where (layman disclaimer, if it isn't abundantly clear from my inco

by croon 17d ago

I'm too bad of a writer to be scared of giving my ideas away, but I'd explore a pupae stage, where (layman disclaimer, if it isn't abundantly clear from my incoming butchering of the science) the butterfly is basically melted down into a goop with no "brain part" or "feet part" of the goop existing until reformed, yet retain their memories. If you divided that goop up and imagined there was a gestation time reduction, before combining it for the final stage of formation, you'd have some "plausible" (loose definition here) venue for it.

eru 17d ago
Interestingly, real butterflies don't turn into goop, that's more of an 'urban legend'. Nature's more interesting than that.
- croon 17d ago
  Thanks for the clarification. I'm very happy with my disclaimer then.
- marcta 17d ago
  Don't leave it on a cliffhanger, what really happens?
  - lukan 17d ago
    It is a goop. They basically eat themself, except for some predefined core parts, which will then use the rest to grow and connect.
  - eru 16d ago
    Eh, once you have the pointer, you can just Google for the details (or ask Claude, if you ain't so old old school.)