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[-] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 63 points 8 months ago

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.

[-] nezbyte@lemmy.world 62 points 8 months ago

Energy is from fat stores created while a caterpillar.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_moth

[-] ilinamorato@lemmy.world 36 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Oh that makes so much sense. I completely forgot about metamorphosis.

[-] Kedly@lemm.ee 6 points 8 months ago

I was in the same boat, thank you for asking my first thought as well xD

[-] nonfuinoncuro@lemm.ee 6 points 8 months ago

GOD dammit I almost forgot about 177013

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