With a title like “Butterflies Inheriting Memories,” you might think that I was being symbolic / metaphoric. Actually, I listened to an episode of Radiolab the other day, and it featured a study, by a child, to prove whether a certain type of butterfly can pass down certain memories to its offspring.
This is a beautiful episode – a beautiful story about empathy with insects, childhood research, and a connection between an adult researcher and a child researcher:
https://radiolab.org/podcast/signal-hill-caterpillar-roadshow