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What's this super-aging butterfly’s longevity secret? artwork
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What's this super-aging butterfly’s longevity secret?

Short Wave by NPR

Jul 14, 202613:18Science & Medicine

What if there were a great ape species that could live over 1,000 years? That’s basically Heliconius in the butterfly world. The insects live around 25 times longer than their butterfly cousins, and scientists think they...

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What's this super-aging butterfly’s longevity secret? is an episode from Short Wave by NPR. What if there were a great ape species that could live over 1,000 years? That’s basically Heliconius in the butterfly world. The insects live around...

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Published Jul 14, 2026, 13:18 long, audio available.

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