Does a butterfly remember life as a caterpillar?

by menwhopause Posted 2009/09/13 12:06:00

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	i don't think they do	3 votes	43%
	the other day i tried asking one of them..but it flew away .. shy perhaps	4 votes	57%

here, is the ans :
http://www.scientificblogging.com/news_releases/study_butterf...

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A.FedericoO.Hdez. 2010/08/08 18:33:14

the other day i tried asking one of them..but it flew away .. shy perhaps

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I had curiousity about that too, and then I found this interesting publication. A scientific study shows that Moths do remember events from their caterpillar stage. http://www.npr.org/templates/...

*Note: I noticed that you had published a similar link right before posting this. Cool, I'm still posting it, for the record.
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A.FedericoO.Hdez. 2010/08/08 18:33:14

the other day i tried asking one of them..but it flew away .. shy perhaps

+3
I had curiousity about that too, and then I found this interesting publication. A scientific study shows that Moths do remember events from their caterpillar stage. http://www.npr.org/templates/...

*Note: I noticed that you had published a similar link right before posting this. Cool, I'm still posting it, for the record.

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Sparklee 2009/09/13 14:52:47

i don't think they do

I don't think they do. They are pretty butterflies now.They don't have time to remember being a caterpillar.

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menwhop... to Sparklee 2009/09/13 20:41:20

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they , in fact , do . see the link given with the question

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The Sane One 2009/09/13 14:22:59

i don't think they do

Butterflies have such a small brain that I doubt if they remember life as a butterfly, much less being a caterpillar.

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menwhop... to The San... 2009/09/13 20:41:04

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they , in fact , do . see the link given with the question

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The San... to menwhop... 2009/09/13 20:49:44

I see that they DO retain short term memory-- but the caterpillars didn't retain the memory BEFORE transformation for very long either.

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Gina 2009/09/13 12:15:23

the other day i tried asking one of them..but it flew away .. shy perhaps

dunno i've never been one :)

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menwhop... to Gina 2009/09/13 12:19:19

never been a b'fly .. or a c'pillar?

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Gina to menwhop... 2009/09/13 12:20:09

yeah i've never been one :) lol

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menwhop... to Gina 2009/09/13 12:24:56

lol ..k , i blv u on that .. i need my ans tho

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Me 2009/09/13 12:10:06

the other day i tried asking one of them..but it flew away .. shy perhaps

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They're not very talkative this time of year, I'm going to try asking again later.

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menwhop... to Me 2009/09/13 12:13:36

lol .. ok .. keep me updated if u happen to find anything

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Me to menwhop... 2009/09/13 12:15:33

I'll record it if I get anything out of the sneaky little buggers

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menwhop... to Me 2009/09/13 12:21:39

i'd not be so much interested in an audio containing a first hand answer as much as into a video depicting you catching a b'fly and trying to make it talk

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Me to menwhop... 2009/09/13 12:22:20

I have my ways, as long as PETA doesn't see the video I am safe

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menwhop... to Me 2009/09/13 12:25:38

PETA is anyhow not interested in insects , i blv

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Me to menwhop... 2009/09/13 12:26:40

They will jump all over anything that will give them press

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