Suicism Male, 18-29, Western US
   3534 Posts
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Sunday, October 24, 2010 10:07:03 PM win @ beternal - finally finding an application for the term eclosion. |
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idiotfilter Male, 18-29, Midwest US
   3934 Posts
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Thursday, September 30, 2010 11:41:14 AM fake...obvious edit 18 seconds in |
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whocares3725 Male, 18-29, Eastern US
   310 Posts
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Saturday, September 25, 2010 12:51:35 PM In elementary school when we first learned about this it amazed me. It still does today. |
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Pyrosisflame Male, 18-29, Europe
   589 Posts
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Saturday, September 25, 2010 6:34:35 AM and if uninterrupted a caterpillar has a 100% success rate of transforming into a butterfly with no mutations or defects. |
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SwayzeCrazy4 Male, 13-17, Eastern US
   235 Posts
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Saturday, September 25, 2010 5:19:13 AM lol It reminds me of Pokemon. |
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beternal Male, 18-29, Europe
   1848 Posts
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Saturday, September 25, 2010 2:40:15 AM "neat, all of the other butterflies i've seen peed when they came out of their coccoon" It's not pee, it's meconium - basically metamorphosis produces waste products and these are excreted after eclosion from the pupa |
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RoboPatton Male, 30-39, Western US
   1947 Posts
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Saturday, September 25, 2010 12:19:48 AM Oh...? Your silcoon has evolved into a beautifly! Would you like to name it? |
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OmgZelda Female, 18-29, Canada
   1600 Posts
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Saturday, September 25, 2010 12:15:35 AM this seems like it could kick my ass --- Then perhaps you should stay in doors and wear helmets when you walk on uneven surfaces, hmm? |
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Djer Male, 18-29, Midwest US
   843 Posts
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Friday, September 24, 2010 11:45:16 PM ****in' butterflies, how do they work?! |
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Wizard77 Male, 40-49, Western US
   582 Posts
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Friday, September 24, 2010 11:42:35 PM Now off to find Dr Girlfriend! |
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Nidonemo Male, 18-29, Western US
   9216 Posts
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Friday, September 24, 2010 6:08:37 PM How the drat do they do that anyway? |
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tohac Male, 18-29, Western US
  53 Posts
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Friday, September 24, 2010 5:12:44 PM CATERPIEEE!!!! |
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digbychicken Male, 18-29, Europe
   236 Posts
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Friday, September 24, 2010 4:51:43 PM this seems like it could kick my ass |
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screwboredom Male, 13-17, Europe
 31 Posts
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Friday, September 24, 2010 4:26:52 PM I HATE BUTTERFLIES |
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ElMustache Male, 18-29, Western US
   1585 Posts
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Friday, September 24, 2010 4:04:42 PM This makes me want to watch Venture Bros. |
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PringleMan Female, 13-17, Canada
   1364 Posts
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Friday, September 24, 2010 4:02:48 PM neat, all of the other butterflies i've seen peed when they came out of their coccoon |
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ninjahamster Male, 13-17, Western US
 33 Posts
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Friday, September 24, 2010 3:48:29 PM
iv'e seen better |
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videogamer Male, 18-29, Midwest US
   3031 Posts
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Friday, September 24, 2010 3:23:23 PM "That was completely and utterly disgusting." I can't say your heart is much better, miss. |
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Fatninja01 Male, 18-29, Australia
   23995 Posts
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Friday, September 24, 2010 3:08:13 PM Cool. |
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rikakitty Female, 18-29, Eastern US
   689 Posts
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Friday, September 24, 2010 2:00:40 PM That was completely and utterly disgusting. |
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akiiryuuha Female, 18-29, Southern US
  70 Posts
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Friday, September 24, 2010 12:55:41 PM @meepmaker Rofl, you can't eat Monarch butterflies! They're toxic! |
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PsychGeek Female, 18-29, Southern US
   1813 Posts
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Friday, September 24, 2010 12:37:23 PM absolutely beautiful :) |
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Volsunga Male, 18-29, Midwest US
   1548 Posts
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Friday, September 24, 2010 11:40:54 AM @vligon Yes, the wings are held rigid by blood vessels, very similar concept to a boner.
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Vligon Male, 18-29, Canada
   557 Posts
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Friday, September 24, 2010 11:26:48 AM So it pumps its wings up? |
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meepmaker Male, 30-39, Southern US
   6716 Posts
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Friday, September 24, 2010 11:26:37 AM Bear Grills eats these for breakfast. |
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