The Emergence Machine

Chrysalis

physical · Level 7 · E6

E6Organisms

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Emergence definition

As an insect undergoes a complete structural change, it forms a hard-shelled protective casing, a chrysalis, that houses this transformation over time, requiring energy.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “Chrysalis” 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.

thisfoundationsL7L6L5L4L3L2L1L0ChrysalisInsectAnimalOrganismCellFormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

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thisprerequisitesChrysalisL7ChangeL1InsectL6E1 concrete → E14 abstract

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Change L1 (requires)
    Inside a chrysalis the caterpillar's body undergoes a complete structural change
  • Insect L6 (requires)
    A chrysalis is the hard-shelled pupal stage of a butterfly during metamorphosis