Brown Longwing (Heliconius hecale)

Brown longwing pondering whether the classic “marshmallow experiment” bothered to correct for whether or not kids were hungry and how often they got to eat marshmallows in their everyday life, pondering whether impulse control actually is set at youth, or if poverty and nutrient availability set at youth just has life-long effects.

Originally posted at stories.starmind.org.