Wings

Butterflies are known for their beautiful wings with vibrant colors and patterns. Moths, on the other hand, usually have wings that are dull in color and less eye-catching. Also, butterflies keep their wings open when they are resting, while moths tend to fold them.

Body

Butterflies have leaner bodies compared to moths, who tend to be more robust. Also, quite a few moth species have a fuzzy layer on their bodies.

Antennae

Perhaps the most telling difference, although not the easiest to notice, is in the antennae of butterflies and moths. Butterflies have straight and long antennae with balls on the end. Moths have feathery antennae without the round tips.

Activity

Finally, butterflies and moths differ when it comes to the time of the day when they are active. You’ll see butterflies during the day because they are diurnal insects. Moths are nocturnal insects, which means that they are most active during the night, and that is when you’ll encounter them most frequently.

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One day, a local zoo reached out to her with the question, if she could repair a butterfly wing? Although she has never worked with live insects, she accepted the challenge.

“It takes me less than 5 minutes to do the repair,” the artist said in an interview with Bored Panda. “You have to work fast, to avoid stressing the butterfly out any more than necessary. I have a friend who works at a butterfly conservatory, and I have seen his ‘Frankenstein’ butterflies flying around there, so I knew it was possible. I asked him for advice, as well as consulting the internet.”

The procedure went by smoothly; the butterfly’s wing was repaired successfully and the surgeon received huge support on her Facebook page.

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Every year, these beautiful black-and-orange butterflies, called painted ladies, travel from the deserts of Southern California to the Pacific Northwest. What makes this year special, is the number of the butterflies that appeared. Scientist say that a migration this big, hasn’t been seen ever since 2005, when about 1 billion of these beautiful insects traveled north.

Professor Shapiro, who has been studying butterfly migrations in California for more than 40 years, is also surprised by this event. “The striking thing is they’re moving very rapidly and directionally. So it’s almost like being in a hail of bullets.”

So what caused this unusual event in California? According to researches, the reason for this super bloom, as it’s called, is unreasonable rain in the deserts near the Mexican border, where these insects lay their eggs.

Pictures of the magnificent butterfly explosion are taking over social media, so scroll down to see some of them.

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Yes, seriously, butterflies’ taste receptors are located on their legs. They are in fact similar to the taste buds we have in our mouths, except theirs are 200 times stronger (according to Encyclopedia Britannica).

Butterflies use these receptors primarily to test if potential egg-laying sites contain toxins or other harmful detriments.

Butterflies’ babies, caterpillars, eat constantly. They feed on the leaves that are closest to them so it’s important for butterflies to choose the right plants for laying eggs.

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Wings

Butterflies are known for their beautiful wings with vibrant colors and patterns. Moths, on the other hand, usually have wings that are dull in color and less eye-catching. Also, butterflies keep their wings open when they are resting, while moths tend to fold them.

Body

Butterflies have leaner bodies compared to moths, who tend to be more robust. Also, quite a few moth species have a fuzzy layer on their bodies.

Antennae

Perhaps the most telling difference, although not the easiest to notice, is in the antennae of butterflies and moths. Butterflies have straight and long antennae with balls on the end. Moths have feathery antennae without the round tips.

Activity

Finally, butterflies and moths differ when it comes to the time of the day when they are active. You’ll see butterflies during the day because they are diurnal insects. Moths are nocturnal insects, which means that they are most active during the night, and that is when you’ll encounter them most frequently.

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One day, a local zoo reached out to her with the question, if she could repair a butterfly wing? Although she has never worked with live insects, she accepted the challenge.

“It takes me less than 5 minutes to do the repair,” the artist said in an interview with Bored Panda. “You have to work fast, to avoid stressing the butterfly out any more than necessary. I have a friend who works at a butterfly conservatory, and I have seen his ‘Frankenstein’ butterflies flying around there, so I knew it was possible. I asked him for advice, as well as consulting the internet.”

The procedure went by smoothly; the butterfly’s wing was repaired successfully and the surgeon received huge support on her Facebook page.

The post This Jeweler Did a Butterfly Wing Transplant appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.

Every year, these beautiful black-and-orange butterflies, called painted ladies, travel from the deserts of Southern California to the Pacific Northwest. What makes this year special, is the number of the butterflies that appeared. Scientist say that a migration this big, hasn’t been seen ever since 2005, when about 1 billion of these beautiful insects traveled north.

Professor Shapiro, who has been studying butterfly migrations in California for more than 40 years, is also surprised by this event. “The striking thing is they’re moving very rapidly and directionally. So it’s almost like being in a hail of bullets.”

So what caused this unusual event in California? According to researches, the reason for this super bloom, as it’s called, is unreasonable rain in the deserts near the Mexican border, where these insects lay their eggs.

Pictures of the magnificent butterfly explosion are taking over social media, so scroll down to see some of them.

The post Butterfly Migration Caused a Colorful Explosion In California appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.

Yes, seriously, butterflies’ taste receptors are located on their legs. They are in fact similar to the taste buds we have in our mouths, except theirs are 200 times stronger (according to Encyclopedia Britannica).

Butterflies use these receptors primarily to test if potential egg-laying sites contain toxins or other harmful detriments.

Butterflies’ babies, caterpillars, eat constantly. They feed on the leaves that are closest to them so it’s important for butterflies to choose the right plants for laying eggs.

The post Did You Know That Butterflies Taste with Their Feet? appeared first on Our Funny Little Site.