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The butterfly flapping through the air is a heart-warming sight, but not many people know that butterflies don't actually 'flap' their wings to fly. They use much the same method of flight as birds. The wings, driven by the muscles in the thorax, move through the air in a figure-of-eight pattern, pushing air backwards from the body and thus providing forward motion. Some butterflies glide on air currents, while others have even managed to notch up speeds as fast as 40 kilometres per hour. However, butterflies can only fly if their body temperature reaches 25-30 . If the insect is too cold, the muscles powering flight do not work and it is for this reason that butterflies are daytime creatures, often seen basking in the sun atop flowers or rocks.
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∙ 15y agoA man dying if a butterfly falling is an example of fallacy, or a false notion. A man dying is natural and a falling butterfly has nothing to do with it. Saying this is true would be like saying that If you wear size 13 to 15 shoes, then you are really good at math.
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∙ 14y agoButterflies mainly die because of how long they really are supposed to live , they also die after they lay eggs or by the changes of weather.
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∙ 15y agoButterflies die like any other thing- whether you smash them, or eat them, or affect them with some chemical substance. Death itself is unfathomable by the living.
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∙ 13y agoIt depends on if you caught it from the wild.
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∙ 11y agoin one or two days
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∙ 11y agowhen it looses a wing
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Do moths or butterflies live longer?
well, as you can see moths die quickly and u dont see alot of them. which means they die early. here where i live are lots of butterflies and no moths. butterflies stay as a caterpillar for a longer period of time, longer than moths. and then when they transform into butterflies they also live longer than moths. i hope this helps. i mean i am a proffesional zoo keeper and here we have lots of butterflies roaming around. Please use this answer wisely and respect it.
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?
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Butterflies are the same size of what?
of the shape of the butterflies
How may bones do butterflies have?
Butterflies do not have bones.
Are butterflies people or not people?
I don't think so, butterflies are insect which means they have an exoskeleton, and exoskeleton doesn't have pores.
How do butterflies defense?
they dont they die
Do mother butterflies stay close to their eggs?
No, the mother butterflies die soon after laying eggs.
How long an butterflies live?
until they die
What do butterflies do before they die?
gives birth
When do monarch butterflies die?
monarch butterfly die when they lay there eggs
Do butterflies die?
Everything dies...that is living of course!
How many butterflies die each day?
Six.
Can butterflies die from the sun?
noo, wat kind of ? is that
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.
What does it mean when two orange butterflies fly next to you?
you will die
How many butterflies die every year?
rather alot
Why are butterflies becoming less?
This is because 70% butterflies die when they come out of their cocoon and bite the leaves from which cheek comes out and kills the butterfly
