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They use their tongues to suck nectar
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What is a butterflies feeding method?
A butterfly uses their tongues when feeding. Their tongues act much the same way as a straw and they use their tongues to suck nectar from flowers.
What do butterflies eat and what mouth or body part is used to get their food?
they eat nectar and they have mouths like people.
Do butterflies have curly tongues?
the tongue of the butterfly is called a Proboscis.
How do butterflies eat flowers?
Actually, butterflies don't eat flowers. Caterpillars do. The butterflies use their proboscis to suck the nectar out of the center of the flower.
What do butterflies use to get their food?
Butterflies use their long tongues to get the nectar out of flowers. This is called the proboscis. It is similar to a very long, thin straw and it sucks up the nectar of a flower. The proboscis is curled up into a ball shape when it isn't in use.
How does a butterfy eat?
Butterflies use a long tube-like structure called a proboscis to suck up nectar from flowers. They unfurl their proboscis and insert it into the flower to extract the sweet liquid. Some butterflies also feed on other sources such as rotting fruits, tree sap, or animal droppings.
What do butterflies use nectar for?
They use all the flowers.
How does butterfly get its foods?
pee pee they use its intents to suck pee pee
What do butterflies use to eat?
Nectar from flowers
Hoe does the mouthpart of a grasshopper compare with that of the butterfly?
they are both mouths and the suck things in. ex: butterflies suck nectar in and grass hopper suck things in with their mouth. They use their digestive juices to digest them. Hope this helps! :)
What does a butterfly consume?
Liquids make up the diet of butterflies.Specifically, butterflies have sipping mouthparts in the form of a tube-like proboscis. It can be compared to a tongue. The preferred liquid is flower nectar. But butterflies are known to take in minerals through clustering around mud puddlesand the liquids in rotting fruit and decaying animal flesh.
Do ants gather nectar?
No, bees use their mouth, or proboscis, to suck up the nectar.
