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Lights Out With Sylvia Shults by Sylvia Shults

May 11, 2026Society & Culture

When a caterpillar spins a cocoon and undergoes metamorphosis, it essentially liquefies itself before turning into a butterfly, a process called larval ecdysis. A scientific study trained caterpillars to be scared of som...

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Today I Learned … is an episode from Lights Out With Sylvia Shults by Sylvia Shults. When a caterpillar spins a cocoon and undergoes metamorphosis, it essentially liquefies itself before turning into a butterfly, a process called larval ecd...

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When a caterpillar spins a cocoon and undergoes metamorphosis, it essentially liquefies itself before turning into a butterfly, a process called larval ecdysis. A scientific study trained caterpillars to be scared of some stimulus like a bad odor or a specific light pattern. Then the researchers tested the butterflies after metamorphosis and found that the … Continue reading Today I Learned …

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Published May 11, 2026