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the tongue of the butterfly is called a Proboscis.

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What is a butterflies feeding method?

Butterflies typically feed by sipping nectar from flowers through a long, straw-like tube called a proboscis. They insert the proboscis into the flower to access the nectar, which serves as their main source of food and energy. Some butterflies also feed on other sources like rotting fruits, tree sap, and minerals found in mud.


What do butterflies eat and what mouth or body part is used to get their food?

Butterflies mainly feed on nectar from flowers, using a long tube-like mouthpart called a proboscis to suck up the liquid. Some butterflies also feed on other sources such as fruit juices, animal dung, and minerals from mud.


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.


what butterflies at a butterfly park is 8:4. The ratio of South American butterflies to European butterflies is 4:2. There are 64 North American butterflies at the butterfly park. How many butterflies are there?

There are 128 butterflies in total at the butterfly park. This is calculated based on the ratio of 8:4 for North American butterflies, which means for every 8 North American butterflies, there are 4 South American butterflies. Given there are 64 North American butterflies, the total number is doubled to include South American butterflies in a 1:2 ratio to European butterflies.


What is the of butterflies called?

As far as i can tell a rabble of butterflys or a swarm of butterflys is the answer ... go figure ???

Related Questions

What is the curly thing at the end of the butterflies mouth?

Butterflies don't have mouths as we know them. The 'curly thing' is called a 'proboscis'


Do butterflies use their tongues to suck up nectar?

They use their tongues to suck nectar


What is a butterflies feeding method?

Butterflies typically feed by sipping nectar from flowers through a long, straw-like tube called a proboscis. They insert the proboscis into the flower to access the nectar, which serves as their main source of food and energy. Some butterflies also feed on other sources like rotting fruits, tree sap, and minerals found in mud.


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.


What does an Amazon butterfly eat?

The Amazon butterfly eats nectar from flowers. Butterflies consume nectar through their tongues which act like straws and they taste with their feet.


How does the plant benefit from butterflies?

Plants benefit from butterflies because they help in pollination as they move from flower to flower collecting nectar. Butterflies are effective pollinators due to their long tongues and ability to transfer pollen as they feed. Additionally, some plants have evolved to rely on specific butterfly species for pollination, creating a mutually beneficial relationship.


What does snake tongues for?

They smell with their tongues


What do butterflies eat and what mouth or body part is used to get their food?

Butterflies mainly feed on nectar from flowers, using a long tube-like mouthpart called a proboscis to suck up the liquid. Some butterflies also feed on other sources such as fruit juices, animal dung, and minerals from mud.


Do polar bears have tongues?

Yeah, they have tongues


Can you have 2 tongues?

can people have 2 tongues


When was Biting Tongues created?

Biting Tongues ended in 1989.


What breed of horses have curly hair?

The curly horse. The curly horse. The curly horse.