In this world, there are many strange insects. Butterflies are one of them. They are wonderful creatures and have wonderful patterns that make the natural world beautiful.

A butterfly uses its knobs at the rounded part on the end of its antennae to smell with. Butterflies breathe tiny air holes which is placed along its side. The air holes are called spiracles.

Butterflies are cold-blooded but we humans are warm-blooded. This is why their temperature can be either cold or warm. If their temperature is too cold, they cannot be able to fly. It has to wait until the sun is up to warm its body and wings to fly.

Most butterflies have six legs however, the monarch butterfly has 4 legs.

The butterfly has a long tongue that’s like a drinking straw to suck up the nectar from the flowers. When its tongue is not been used, the tiny spring rolls it up.

Strange patterns on a butterfly’s wings can scare off predators. These “eye” patterns make the butterfly’s wings look like a large face.

A butterfly’s eye contains thousands of tiny lenses to help it see. Human beings only have one lens in each eye.  

A butterfly’s wings are covered with tiny coloured scales that overlap like tiles on roof. Brightly coloured wings warn birds not to eat the butterfly because it will taste bad.

When a butterfly comes out of its chrysalis, its wings appear tiny and crinkled. they expand as the butterfly pumps blood into its wing veins.

Butterflies are the most beautiful creatures but very strange as well.

By: Raheal Mengistu