To clarify, moths have been around way longer than butterflies, and butterflies evolved from moth‑like ancestors that switched to flying in the daytime. So in an evolutionary sense, butterflies are just a specialised branch of moths, even though we treat them as their own group today in taxonomy. Moths are the OG Lepidoptera.
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That’ll be because all butterflies are just moths that fly in the daytime. Moths are substantially older and have substantially more variance.
As a side note, the ‘buttetfly’ in the famous kids book ‘The very hungry caterpillar’ is in fact a moth as it comes from a cocoon.
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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•My father wants to pay for a family tomb so that when I die, I can be buried there as well. Do I let him or try to stop him?English
4·9 days agoHe can do what he wants, but you can also do what you want. I’d play along. Chances are, he won’t be there to argue with you when you go.
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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•Its not so much the invention of the wheel but rather the invention of the axleEnglish
5·11 days agoPhilip Pullman goes into this a bit in the 3rd book of His Dark Materials.
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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•"You don't remember me do you?" is one of the most embarrassing things to hear when meeting someone for what you think is the first time.English
2·13 days ago‘Sorry, but you appear to have shat yourself profusely’ is worse.
As with many shows, season one was awesome.
What is it with Americans and criticising British teeth when Americans, as records show year on year for many decades in world dental health figures, have terrible teeth health and more missing teeth compared to Brits.
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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•Albums should be listened to in entirety as they are a single piece of art.English
8·19 days agoAs are songs. I have a playlist with about 3000 songs I like in one folder, and it’ll jump through genres from song to song. I like all the songs, so I don’t care about mood changes.
I also find there are album songs on most albums that I like that I don’t particularly enjoy or feel like filler.
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7·19 days agoI go with The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly theme by Morricone.
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Asklemmy@lemmy.ml•Anyone have some favorite covers of popular songs?English
2·21 days agoIf you want covers better than originals, Johnny Cash is your man. His ‘America 1-4’ albums are full of them.
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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•The beginning of the Universe would have been loudEnglish
12·23 days agoI would’ve thought it would be pretty silent as there were no atoms and no medium for sound to travel at the initial moment.
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Showerthoughts@lemmy.world•If a god demands your soul for eternity, theyre a demon.English
62·23 days agoI have a hard time believing in god, souls, eternity, and demons, so it’s a moot point.
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1·26 days agoKeys on a chain, or a belt with a decent buckle.
Llanberis, Gwynedd.
Diddlydee@feddit.ukOPtoPhotography@lemmy.world•Difficult to grasp the scale until you see the guy on the top leftEnglish
16·28 days agoDinorwic Quarry / Electric Mountain, Llanberis, Wales
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It was an excellent movie.
I’ve had maybe a dozen Taco Bells in my life, and had no digestive issues. What is wrong with people?







I think his name is My God.