He raised them. He trained them. He watched them dissolve and rebuild inside a chrysalis. Then he watched them remember.
Jo Nagai trained swallowtail caterpillars to associate lavender scent with a mild electric shock. After complete metamorphosis 70 percent of butterflies still avoided the scent. Presented at the 2024 International Congress of Entomology his results also suggested the learned response was passed to offspring indicating possible transgenerational memory inheritance.
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Source: International Congress of Entomology / Radiolab / Dr Martha Weiss Georgetown University (2024)
How cool is that!?!
I’ve had a pleasant Sunday.
I only missed one game in the tipping comp so I’m happy with my progress.
It’s been a weird day with the weather. Crazy heavy scudding showers that last about three minutes followed by sunshine.
Harley got to play. I tended my garden and picked some beans. I cooked a big batch of spaghetti bolognese which fed AH and BGWLBH tonight and I froze enough for three more nights.
I had a laksa with prawns and fresh beans from the garden, which I ate an hour before the others.
Now it’s almost midnight so it’s time to sleep.
Nite all.
