Butterfly Fluttering and Clapping Wings
Writing by admin on Tuesday, 14 of August , 2007 at 8:43 pm
This small butterfly, which is white when light shines on it, but appears blue when light does not shine on it, loves to fly near the ground and being with small plants and bushes with flowers.
There are reasons and even theories why Butterflies flutter and clap their wings
Reason Number 1: They flutter their wings which warms up their thoracic muscles making them easier to fly
Reason Number 2: Edward Lorenz, one of the highly acclaimed meteorologists, claims since 1960s, that a Butterfly’s Flutter Effect is a theory which signals a Hurricane is coming somewhere in the planet. This is amazing just how a small creature can sense the danger coming to our planet.
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Briefs on this Butterfly :
A small butterfly, slightly blue in color, has one tail in each of its two outer wings.
Did you know ?
- Some butterflies can live upto 14 years
- About 30,000 species of butterflies are found in the world.
- Butterflies can affect our ecosystems. They provide food for animals,birds and insects.
- Females are larger than males.
- Butterflies are cold-bloded animals and hence love to be out when its warm.
- They don’t have lungs and hence they breathe using their body. Wings are the major part of its body.
- Lepidoptera is the scientific name of Butterflies and their close relative are Moths
- The largest butterfly ever recorded is the Queen Alexandra, which has wingspan upto 1 foot about 30 centimeters.
Don’t try to catch butterflies, they have tender wings and you can easily damange them. Just watch’um from a distance or try getting closer if you like. The have eye like spots on the wings but they aren’t the eyes. It’s a trick that they carry to scare other animals. When they open up their wings, approaching predators run off!
Butterflies are important part of our ecosystem. They provide food to many animals such as birds and insects. Butterflies also help spread pollens from one plant to another creating new life for plants.
What makes you love butterflies? What else do you know more about them. Share your knowledge.
Category: Nature
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