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Nature at its weirdest: what metamorphosis reveals about science and ourselves

Three black, white and lilac butterflies resting on a yellow branch, to which many chrysalises are attached..

Caterpillars dissolve inside the chrysalis, rebuilding most of their bodies from scratch to become butterflies. Credit: Waldemar Kubik/Getty

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Nature 648, 26-27 (2025)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-03913-9

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