Fun Facts About Butterflies
Here's some more fun facts about butterflies.
Butterflies don't have ears.
The upper side of a butterfly wing is different from the lower side. Butterflies don't eat bugs. Caterpillars don't drink water. Sometimes butterflies drink so much that liquid sprays out of their abdomens. Tiny scales on the butterfly's wings give it color. |
The hard exoskeleton keeps the butterfly's body from drying out.
Sometimes the butterfly uses its color to hide in the background. The dark scales on some butterflies help them soak up heat. No butterflies live longer than 1 year. |
Butterflies often hide under large leaves when it rains.
Adult butterflies don't go to the bathroom. Butterflies can taste with the bottom of their feet. Some caterpillars eat poisonous plants and when they become butterflies they are poisonous. Butterflies have motion sensors in their antennae. |