The Emergence Machine

Caterpillar

physical · Biology · Level 8 · E6

E6Organisms

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

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Emergence definition

A caterpillar is the larval stage of a butterfly or moth, which is a type of organism that grows and develops before transforming into a winged adult.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “caterpillar” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0CaterpillarButterflyOrganInsectPlantTissueAnimalGrowth… intermediate l…FormLifeProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesCaterpillarL8GrowthL5InsectL6ButterflyL7OrganL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Growth L5 (requires)
    A caterpillar must eat and grow before undergoing metamorphic change
  • Insect L6 (requires)
    A caterpillar is the larval stage of a butterfly or moth before it transforms
  • Butterfly L7 (requires)
    Larval stage of a butterfly or moth
  • Organ L7 (requires) Biology sense
    A caterpillar is a type of organism that grows and undergoes metamorphosis, so understanding an organ is necessary to understand this concept.