Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Some of the best questions we get are from young scientists. This video is the answer to a 5th-grade student. He wanted to know if the brain of a butterfly is the same as when it was a caterpillar. Charles Kazilek, the founder and director of Ask A Biologist, dives into the brilliant question from a very young scientist.
Learn more about butterflies: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/did-you-know-butterflies-are-legally-blind
Learn more about metamorphosis: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/explore/metamorphosis
To read other top questions: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/top-questions
Explore more: https://sparks.learning.asu.edu
The ship of Theseus - 00:07
Butterfly brain versus caterpillar brain (are they the same?) - 01:10
Brain basics - 01:30
Metamorphosis - 02:12
Does the brain change? - 03:08
Some of the best questions we get are from young scientists. This video is the answer to a 5th-grade student. He wanted to know if the brain of a butterfly is the same as when it was a caterpillar. Charles Kazilek, the founder and director of Ask A Biologist, dives into the brilliant question from a very young scientist.
Learn more about butterflies: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/did-you-know-butterflies-are-legally-blind
Learn more about metamorphosis: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/explore/metamorphosis
To read other top questions: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/top-questions
Explore more: https://sparks.learning.asu.edu
The ship of Theseus - 00:07
Butterfly brain versus caterpillar brain (are they the same?) - 01:10
Brain basics - 01:30
Metamorphosis - 02:12
Does the brain change? - 03:08
