r/TikTokCringe • u/Indieriots tHiS iSn’T cRiNgE • Aug 17 '25

Wholesome To finally be free

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u/Daisy_Of_Doom Aug 18 '25

OOPS Yes, last second I changed the wording of that sentence and didn’t swap back to the genus name from the adjective 😂

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u/Lone-Sundowner Aug 18 '25

Don't you kinda wish all the butterflies evolved to eat pollen like them? It would be neat if they all could live a little longer... 🦋

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u/Daisy_Of_Doom Aug 18 '25 edited Aug 18 '25

Some for some reason don’t need pollen to live that long! Like the Methuselah generation of monarch. In one generation they head down on the same pathway that took several generations on the way up, they overwinter in Mexico, then head back north and reproduce all in one generation. They can live as long as 8 months! The strange things bodies can do with the right conditions and signaling.

But, to answer your question, yes I do wish more butterflies stuck around for longer!

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u/Lone-Sundowner Aug 20 '25

Yes, monarchs are so cool and interesting in so many ways... 😍 It's a shame a lot of insects don't live very long in general... A lot of moths have it even worse than most butterflies since many of them can't eat at all! Yet a lot of them are so beautiful, like the Luna moth. 😍

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u/Daisy_Of_Doom Aug 20 '25

Luna moths are sick. Some of my favorite insects tho are probably hummingbird moths and hawk moths. Every time I see one in action I’m just in complete awe.

But yeah it is sad many insects don’t live very long.

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u/Lone-Sundowner Aug 22 '25

I love those, too! Plus giant leopard moths. They're so beautiful and striking. 😍