2006-08-08 16:45:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
They're definately after the salts. They like sipping urine, too. I found that out the hard way about human urine when traveling in the tropics. At certain times of the year in coastal Brazil, it's kinda hard to take a leak in the bush without getting butterflies in yer undies! ;-)
2006-08-08 19:49:12 · answer #1 · answered by misskitty3 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
yeah but only very rare few butterflies prefer rotting animal flesh or animal fluids. But most of the butterflies only sip liquid food using a tube-like proboscis, which is a long, flexible tongue.This proboscis uncoils to sip food, and coils up again into a spiral when not in use. Most butterflies live on nectar from flowers.
2006-08-09 00:44:35 · answer #2 · answered by brown gal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some species tend to search for salty solutions, and dogs' excrements are rich on them, specially if dog's fed on pellets.
2006-08-09 01:55:46 · answer #3 · answered by pogonoforo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is not sat but the irresistible smell!! butterflies find food by smell.
some butterflies love strange smells and are attracted to poo, pee, sweat or even to strange-smelling solvents!!!
i too have seen plenty butterflies attracted to poo, the worse-smelling, the better. they suck the "yummy" juices of it. uurrggh
2006-08-09 06:50:53 · answer #4 · answered by iva 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They suck up the salt. They don't eat.
Dirty little sods. And i thought they were pretty until now.
2006-08-09 02:46:10 · answer #5 · answered by nnjamerson 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What the hell????
2006-08-08 23:49:52 · answer #6 · answered by L♥G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋