Can you tell me which one of these facts are true about butterflies? (Hint: there are 3 correct answers!)

A butterfly can taste with its feet!

Why do butterflies lay its eggs underneath a leaf?

So predators will not see the eggs and eat it.

Because there is no space on top of the leaf.

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1.

What is the most interesting fact about the butterfly life cycle that you have learnt?
2.

Pick your favourite life cycle stage and write 2 facts that you know about it.
3.

How many stages are in a butterfly life cycle?
- A.
  
  10
- B.
  
  1
- C.
  
  5
- D.
  
  4
Correct Answer
D. 4

Explanation
There are 4 stages to a life cycle!
1st stage: Egg
2nd stage: Caterpillar
3rd stage: Chrysalis
4th stage: Butterfly

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Can you tell me which one of these facts are true about butterflies? (Hint: there are 3 correct answers!)
- A.
  
  A butterfly has 4 wings.
- B.
  
  A butterfly has 12 legs
- C.
  
  A butterfly has 6 legs!
- D.
  
  A butterfly can taste with its feet!
Correct Answer(s)
A. A butterfly has 4 wings.
C. A butterfly has 6 legs!
D. A butterfly can taste with its feet!

Explanation

A butterfly has 4 wings and they can fly like a bird does! They also have 6 legs and can taste with its feet. Wow! Can you also taste with your feet?

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5.

If butterflies only drink nectar from flowers, then what do caterpillars eat?
- A.
  
  Juices and Nectar
- B.
  
  Plants
- C.
  
  Nothing
- D.
  
  Bugs
Correct Answer
B. Plants

Explanation
Caterpillars only eat plants! When they are born they eat the leaf and sometime they even eat their eggshells!

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6.

Why do butterflies lay its eggs underneath a leaf?
- A.
  
  So predators will not see the eggs and eat it.
- B.
  
  Because there is no space on top of the leaf.
- C.
  
  Because it is to sunny
- D.
  
  Because it is raining
Correct Answer
A. So predators will not see the eggs and eat it.

Explanation
Predators such as birds like to hunt for food. The butterfly lays its eggs underneath the leaf to hide the eggs from them.

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7.

Oh no! I think there is a mistake. Which one does not belong in the life cycle?
- A.
  
  Egg
- B.
  
  Caterpillar
- C.
  
  Spider
- D.
  
  Chrysalis
- E.
  
  Butterfly
Correct Answer
C. Spider

Explanation
The spider does not belong there! I wonder how it got there? Butterflies are considered as insects but spiders are not insects! Spiders are arachnids!

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8.

What does a butterfly begins its life as?
- A.
  
  Caterpillar
- B.
  
  Egg
- C.
  
  Pupa
- D.
  
  Leaf
Correct Answer
B. Egg

Explanation
The butterfly begins as an egg! The mother lays its egg on the leaf and it will hatch after 3-8 days in to a baby caterpillar!

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9.

What stage comes after the caterpillar (larva) stage in its life cycle?
- A.
  
  Dog
- B.
  
  Egg
- C.
  
  Butterfly
- D.
  
  Chrysalis
Correct Answer
D. Chrysalis

Explanation

The stage after a caterpillar is the Chrysalis (pupa) stage. After a caterpillar shred its last skin a hard shell will form and this is called a Chrysalis (pupa) stage!

The butterfly must eat a lot before turning in to a chrysalis because a chrysalis does not eat or drink! The chrysalis may not move but the caterpillar is actually busy turning in to a butterfly inside!

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