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human
ELI5: Do moths/butterflies remember their caterpillar life after liquidation and transformation? If yes, how is that achieved?
gpt
We aren't even sure if a butterfly remembers the morning at noon.

They have very simple brains compared to us. Insects are much more reacting to stimuli and following their prewritten instinct "program" rather than learning new things you'd need a longterm memory for.