2006-06-09 10:07:26 · 15 answers · asked by MAK 6 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Hadn't seen your question before so cudn;t answer. Rain is a strict no-no for a butterfly. A bright sunnyday is much more likely to show you some good butterflies.
2006-06-09 10:12:57 · answer #1 · answered by babarimam 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure people do know what a butterfly is as most people do know.
For those that don't here is what a butterfly is.....
The insect order Lepidoptera consists of butterflies and moths. The name refers to the tiny scales covering the adult insect's wings. Their wings are used in flight and in various behaviors associated with their life history, such as searching for specific hosts for egg laying and searching for flowers with nectar for adult feeding.
Butterflies account for only eight percent of the lepidopteran insect species.
Butterflies visit plants for several reasons. First, butterflies need nectar to provide energy for flying and reproduction. It is in the process of drinking nectar that they pollinate plants.
Look closely at a butterfly and you will notice large eyes for finding flowers and larval host plants and a coiled mouthpart called a proboscis used for probing and sucking nectar from flowers.
Butterflies are brightly colored as a way to advertise their distastefulness to predators. Throughout evolution, butterfly species evolved mechanisms to isolate and concentrate noxious host plant chemicals in their caterpillar bodies.
Female butterflies, searching for host plants upon which to lay their eggs, are attracted to plants which provide these specifically noxious chemicals to their caterpillars. This is why caterpillars of a butterfly species only feed on specific plants providing the correct chemical for storage or sequestration. During pupation, when caterpillars reorganize their bodies and metamorphose (change into adults), these chemicals are conserved and distributed into the body and wings of the butterflies. These chemicals then make the butterflies distasteful to birds.
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2006-06-09 17:16:22 · answer #2 · answered by chinchilla_1976 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
People do not take the time to research the question that someone asks. I have always studied butterflies. It is fascinating
to watch how they evolve from a catterpiller to a beautiful butterfly.
2006-06-09 17:50:12 · answer #3 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never saw your questions...post them again. I love butterflies and plant special plants to draw them to my garden and patio.
2006-06-09 17:13:08 · answer #4 · answered by Surfgirl2go 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, even that they were originally known as "flutter-bys" in earlier times.
2006-06-09 17:11:47 · answer #5 · answered by J.D. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's the "toy" I got for my girlfriend, I sure do. Discreet and loads of fun she says.
2006-06-09 17:13:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
are you talking about the piercing, the animal, or the dance? be more specific maybe you will get an answer
2006-06-09 17:11:47 · answer #7 · answered by grateful6979 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no...perhaps you could elucidate. I know what a goat is. Do you? Did you lose one? I think I got your goat.
2006-06-09 17:46:18 · answer #8 · answered by butterflies are free 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i know what a buuterfly (flutter-by) is, they are so beautifull but my favorite thing is the dragonfly
2006-06-09 17:15:40 · answer #9 · answered by eve m 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey...where did you find my picture? Thief !
2006-06-09 17:33:14 · answer #10 · answered by Tarzan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋