typopandas asked: Chicken nugget's wings look disproportioned and I don't think he'll be able to survive in the wild due to his handicap. Maybe keep him?
Yeahh I’m pretty sure that his left wing is deformed. It hasn’t straightened out and his Chrysalis was a little whack
I’m worried. He flies like a dork- a little frantic and uneven, but he can still fly. I don’t have any means of keeping him though so I’m not sure what to do
Any suggestions for a handicapped yet handsome butterfly?
hi, i think chicken nugget might be a chimera! a chimera is an organism with cells from two different zygotes, usually a result of a merging of sibling zygotes during gestation. anyway this can result in organisms with both male and female cells, and in animals with sexual dimorphism like many butterflies, having a “split” like chicken nugget is common!
here’s an example of a butterfly chimera with a split:
and here is the sexual dimorphism of spicebush swallowtails, with the male on the left and the female on the right:
male spicebush swallowtails are also smaller than the female, which would account for the size difference of chicken nuggets…chicken wings
as far as flight ability and care goes, i have no clue, but congrats on your beautiful new child!!
CHICKEN WING IS BREAKING THE BINARY oh my god oh my god thank you for this info my bro is a fucking hella rad chimera non fuckig binary,, oh my god We’re nb bros I can’t believe this
He’s not a boy or a girl folks He’s chicken nugget
