Heliconius hecale
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Oct 1, 2026
Na'ilah DawkinsHOST
But even if you remove the pollen from their diet, it doesn't erase them living a very long time, even if you compare, um, the other species that's related to them, the Heliconius.
Na'ilah DawkinsHOST
Um, if you can compare the Heliconius hecale with the Dryas ilia, which I'm probably butchering, which is their relative, which doesn't, you know, live a long time, like barely a few weeks.
Na'ilah DawkinsHOST
The Heliconius hecale still outlives that butterfly relative.
Na'ilah DawkinsHOST
So as a result of the research there, they were suggesting that, you know, nutrition and how they've evolved and their differences, you know, both contributes to their longer lifespan.
Na'ilah DawkinsHOST
Pretty cool stuff.
Na'ilah DawkinsHOST
But even if you remove the pollen from their diet, it doesn't erase them living a very long time.
Na'ilah DawkinsHOST
Even if you compare, um, the other species that's related to them, the Heliconius, um, if you can compare the Heliconius hecale with the Dryas ilia, which I'm probably butchering, which is their relative, which doesn't, you know, live a long time, like barely a few weeks.
Na'ilah DawkinsHOST
The Heliconius hecale still outlives that butterfly relative.
Na'ilah DawkinsHOST
So as a result of the research there, they were suggesting that, you know, nutrition and how they've evolved and their differences, you know, both contributes to their longer lifespan.
Na'ilah DawkinsHOST
Pretty cool stuff.