29 Sept 2026 #4knature #bugs #insects
For these four animals, extreme makeovers are just a part of life. A house fly larva needs a radical transformation before it’s totally ready to annoy you. A hungry caterpillar goes on a protein bender to fuel its ultimate glow-up into a butterfly. The axolotl simply refuses to grow up, while the planarian worm has no problem growing a whole new body – and even a head – whenever it needs one.
00:00 Introduction
00:29 This fly’s face does WHAT?
04:22 Why are scientists chopping flatworms in half?
08:08 The axolotl holds the key to the fountain of youth
12:27 Imagine if your one job was to eat
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