What is going on with the caterpillar? It’s an insect that lives in a chubby body, inching his way through life – probably terrified that one misstep will have him falling off the tree branch with no safety net below. Fat kids should not be forced to live in high trees, it’s just not natural! Then one night the caterpillar decides to build himself a blanket fortress to take his nap in… and he wakes up as a butterfly!
I have never woken up as a hippo after falling sleep on the couch.
Do you think the caterpillar brain knows what is going on? He eats a bunch of leaves, without even a drop of salad dressing to make it palatable. That is reason alone to want to morph into another creature! Then he builds his safety blankie and prepares to take the warmest nap of his entire life.
He probably watches some Netflix as he falls asleep.
Is he completely unaware of what he is about to become? Or does the caterpillar know he is about to wake up as a beautiful winged creature, colorful and interested in flowers? Finally, a meal that won’t make him cry himself to sleep! This previously chubby creature now has the figure of a supermodel… but what about his brain? Is it the same one? Does he remember being a caterpillar? Does he recognize his other caterpillar friends who haven’t taken their transformative nap yet?
I bet the butterfly is a complete snob, mocking the fat bugs as he soars over them.
How exactly would the caterpillar brain know how to operate a set of wings?! His brain must have been reprogrammed while inside the blanket fort – maybe a short video tutorial was played for the caterpillar. Imagine how wild it would be if he knew how to fly as a caterpillar, yet he was forced by nature to walk everywhere because he hadn’t grown his wings yet. I guess we should all be thankful that butterflies don’t have stingers…
Bitterness and butt swords are a lethal combination!
I don’t know what the answers are to these questions, but I know I’m going to think about them for at least another 6 hours.
It’s a damn good thing I don’t have a day job.
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Goodness. Now I will be wondering if the caterpillar knows what will happen when he goes into the cocoon??? #Globalblogging
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I think he doesn’t know, or else he’d build a cocoon earlier just so he could fly!
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Ha ha. This is something I’ve never thought about until now! I wonder too.
#AnythingGoes
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Fat bug becomes beautiful flying specimen. How did the universe dream that up?!
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This post made me chuckle I have often wondered random things and thought wouldn’t it be great if someone wrote a book of those questions and answered them all for us
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I’ve searched for answers but no one can actually say if the caterpillar knows he’s about to fly.
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I think you should stay away from Netflix and try hot chocolate before bedtime.
as for the butterfly, I wonder if he realises how short his fabulous life with wings is going to be?
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I hope he doesn’t know or he’ll become depressed and not fly. I probably should avoid Netflix before bedtime, it makes my brain party!
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Now I am wondering…When it comes out of the cocoon, does it remember it’s worm life and does the butterfly wonder if the wings make it look fat? 😬 #Globalblogging
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I’m so glad I’m no longer alone in thinking about this 🙃
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Wondering about all this now . . . and others have left good questions in the comments too!
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I’m not alone anymore!
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I thinking of Heimlich from “A Bug’s Life”. What happens if a caterpillar doesn’t fully morph into a butterfly? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaloCH77EhE
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I know! What if they just want to stay a caterpillar?!
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You never know, we might all be celestial caterp[illars and one day we will awake all bright and shiny and wing our way to Heaven … or maybe not! #GlobalBloigging
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If I emerge with wings, I’m going to party it up on earth for a few days!
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Thanks for the giggle. laurensparks.net
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I’ve never thought so much about caterpillars and butterflies. Now they are going to be on my mind for the rest of the day.
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I’m just so glad I’m not alone. I was worried everybody would tell me this was something they learned in school.
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Haha i often wonder random things too.
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It’s fun to let your brain go wild!
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Wouldn’t it be fun if you never knew what you were going to wake up as? You might be a zebra one day and a mosquito the next.
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That would be fun and terrifying!
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These are all very good questions. What does amaze me though is that every bit of the caterpillar breaks down into soup to become a butterfly. Maybe its a bit like reincarnation? #GlobalBlogging
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It’s so freaky to think about. How does he survive the soup stage?! My brain just can’t take it!
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haha, I wonder when the point comes when one knows that one has eaten enough and can safely go to sleep to wake up as a beautiful creature? can one pass the moment and just remain a superfat caterpillar? (i’ve sometimes seen those, late in the season, so i wonder if those just forgot to sleep)?
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Or maybe they just really love food so they’re staying awake by constantly foraging. It boggles the mind to contemplate!
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Yuu have really started something with this one #GlobalBlogging
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It’s always the odd thoughts that get the collective ball rolling 😆
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Now I’ve got caterpillers and butterflies on the brain. Thanks Heather lol! I actually kept a catepillar once. it was only for a few days but I loved that little thing. I wanted to watch it transform but then started feeling guilty for keeping it trapped in the fish tank in my room because it needed to be outside. Haha, now I am definitely going to be thinking about this all day! #AnythingGoes
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My friend has an outdoor cage area and she puts rogue ones in it. That way they don’t get eaten by predators. She seems to know right when they’re going to need a place to cocoon and usually within a day of putting them in there with food, they are all wrapped up.
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That’s pretty awesome actually.
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Yeah, they have a really hard time surviving in her area due to the predators. And since she works with animals for a living, she wants everything to have a chance at life. I love watching her videos when they are coming out of the cocoon.
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That’s amazing that she takes the time to care for these small creatures. Most people don’t even think twice about them, which is sad. Coming back again from #GlobalBlogging (so sorry I’m a bit late on this)
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you had me at “butt swords”
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Butt swords will get you every time!
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I often wake up in the morning with absolutely no idea why I’ve been thinking about the things I have #globalblogging
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Our brains just enjoy the adventure!
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Definitely something to ponder on – it got me thinking as well #globalblogging
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