Comment on nature be freaky like that
A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I remember reading that caterpillars can retain information like this when they metamorphose, during which they basically dissolve into a biological slush before becoming butterflies.
zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 4 weeks ago
A lot of the structures are already there and the common conception of turning completely into goo and then reassembling isn’t correct.
kamenlady@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
It couldn’t be just something easy, like turning into goo and back to solid again. No, it has to be something that makes the body horror in The Thing look like nothing but a scratch.
Scubus@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
It’s mostly correct. The only remaining structures are the imaginal discs, which can each be as few as 50 cells. There is also a link to some awesome pictures in there.