The Muon Is Not Just a Bare Particle, It's a Cloud of Other Particles

In reality, these particles are constantly buzzing with all sorts of other virtual particles. Don't think of it like a muon surrounded by a cloud of other particles. The muon is that whole cloud. It's got like a bare particle at its core, but the whole thing together is the muon. And i think, to quibble on the quant mechanics of it, it's not really true that they all simultaneously exist, but the possibilities of them all exist. But, you no, that's a whole other digression.