thick sturdy wings would be too heavy to fly with and certainly too heavy to flap. And they would require extra food to produce.
The rain drops would damage or destroy their fragile wings.
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.
yes they have ears on their wings
Butterflies are arthropods, and so do not have bones; they have an exoskeleton.
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.
Butterflies have four wings, which are covered with tiny scales that give them their unique colors and patterns. These wings are thin, delicate, and used for flying, displaying mating rituals, and protecting themselves from predators.
People collect butterfly wings so they can study it and see the butterflies habitats and adaptations. The people who study butterflies are called lepidopterists.
Yes, butterflies have scales on their wings. These tiny scales give butterflies their vibrant colors and patterns.
The migration route for a monarch butterfly is when they travel to a warmer place during the winter. They can travel up to 6,000 miles on their little fragile wings.
wings.
yes they have.
Why do Butterflies keep wings in an upright position