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Touching a butterfly can easily cause injury to it. Their wings are very delicate and covered with fine scales that give them color. The scales come off when touched, weakening the wing and perhaps affecting the insect's ability to fly.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 11y agoThat's not true if you handle them properly. There are butterfly tagging programs in which butterflies are caught, tags are placed on their wings, and they are released. Some tagged butterflies fly hundreds of miles before being recaptured, even though their wings were touched. If enough scales are rubbed off the wings by improper handling, they can be rendered flightless, but they are not nearly as fragile of creatures as one might think.
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∙ 9y agoButterflies can harm humans by releasing hairs that can get on your skin. These hairs can cause a rash on your skin. The rash is not dangerous, but can be painful.
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∙ 15y agowell, the color comes off the butterfly if you touch it's wings and then it can't fly and has no protection so it does die, but not right when you touch it.
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Why cant butterflies and moths fly immediatly after becoming an adult?
They have to wait for the wings to unfold and dry.
Can butterflies fly with wet wings?
No, the water is absorbed by the feathers, and the weight of it pushes the birds down.
Why do moths not fly after their wings are touched?
moths don't fly after they are touched because they have like scales on their wings and when you touch them they get damaged
What adaptations help a butterfly to survive?
Butterflies flitter their wings and fly in hot areasButterflies serve 2 important purposes, they bring beauty to the world, and they help with the pollination of flowering plants.
How do butterflies dry their wings?
How long does it take for the monarch butterfly wings to dry after emerging? How long does it take for the monarch butterfly wings to dry after emerging?
Why cant butterflies and moths fly immediatly after becoming an adult?
They have to wait for the wings to unfold and dry.
Do butter flies have a backbone?
Butterflies are invertebrates and do not have backbones.
What do butterflies use its wings for?
to fly
What do butterflies use wings for?
to fly
How does dust on butterflies wings let them fly?
It doesn't , the wings let and help then Fly.
Do butterflies have any wings?
Yes. Butterflies do have wings. They need them to fly and to get from one place to another. Butterflies wings are gorgeous and they have very noticeable detail on them.
Why can't we touch any of the butterflies?
You can touch and handle butterflies if you do it properly. There are butterfly tagging programs in which butterflies are caught, tags are placed on their wings, and they are released. Some tagged butterflies fly hundreds of miles before being recaptured, even though their wings were touched. If enough scales are rubbed off the wings by improper handling, they can be rendered flightless, but they are not nearly as fragile of creatures as one might think.
Why do butterfly's have wings?
Butterflies need wings to fly to each flower and to get to places.
What do parrots and butterflies have in common?
They both fly with wings.
Can butterflies fly with wet wings?
No, the water is absorbed by the feathers, and the weight of it pushes the birds down.
Why butterfly can fly and ant can not?
Butterflies have developed wings and ants do not
Can birds fly with oil on there wings?
no they cant fly because it weighs down their wings
