Most butterflies are deaf

• When butterflies get together to drink (moisture) and eat (rotting fruit), it’s called a Puddle Party.
• Butterflies can be found on every continent except Antarctica.
• No two butterflies are exactly the same.
• Butterflies breathe through small holes in their bodies called spiracles.
• Butterflies smell with their antennae.
• Butterflies have compound eyes and can see in many directions at the same time.
• To fly, most butterflies must warm up to about 27°C .
• People who study butterflies and moths are called lepidopterists.
• There are approximately 20,000 species of butterflies and 157,000 species of moths in the world.
• In the Fall, millions of Monarch butterflies migrate from Canada to Mexico, travelling more than 3,200 km or 1,920 miles. It takes three generations to complete this migration.
• The fastest butterflies can travel about 50 km/hr (30mph).

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