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Actually, butterflies do not eat at all. Well, at least not in the traditional sense. Instead of eating, butterflies get their nurishment from drinking. They have a long narrow tube in their mouth called a proboscis that acts as a straw. They usually set on top of a flower and drink the nectar. Butterflies can taste with their feet. They have six lets and they each have sensors on them that can tell just by landing on a flower what it taste like. They eat anything that can dissolve in water, They mostly feed on nectar from flowers but also eat tree sap, dung, pollen, or rotting fruit. They are attracted to sodium found in salt and sweat. This is why they sometimes even land on people in Butterfly Parks. Sodium as well as many other minerals is vital for the butterflies reproduction.
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What type of plants do butterflies eat?
leafs
Do ants eat butterflies?
ants do eat butterflies
Do butterflies eat bananas?
do butterflies eat bananas
What do owl butterflies eat?
Owl butterflies usually eat bananas.
Do butterflies eat coconut trees?
butterflies eat nectar from flowers.
What kind of birds eat butterflies?
Tropical Region Birds and Insectivorous Birds eat butterflies but there might be more birds that eat butterflies.
What animals or insects eat butterflies?
Many birds eat butterflies and caterpillars.
Do butterflies eat water?
Butterflies indeed eat water. They also eat anything that can dissolve in water :)
How do butterflies eat and what?
Butterflies eat nectar from flowers. Some don't eat at all they just mate then die. Animals such as birds, lizards and small mammals eat butterflies.
Do frogs eat butterflies?
The answer is NO frog do not eat butterfly's!!
Why do birds eat butterflies?
Because they eat smaller animals and butterflies are smaller than them.
How does eating milkweed help the monarch butterflies?
Who is eating the milk weed you or the butterflies If you eat it that won't help the butterflies Do butterflies eat, I thought they occasionally sucked nectar from flowers but they don't eat any thing
