Friday 29 September 2017

fun facts

FUN FACTS ABOUT BUTTERFLIES!


Butterflies can't fly if their body temperature is less than 86 degrees!

Antarctica is the only continent on Earth where no butterflies have been found!

Most butterflies taste with their feet, the reason for this is so that they can judge whether the leaf would be good to eat for their caterpillars, this is how they make the decision of where to lay their eggs.

There is more than 17,500 different species of butterflies known to man!

The Monarch butterfly is the only insect in the world that travels 2,500 miles every winter!





butterflies of Ireland

Irish breeds of butterflies!

Large white 
Small white
Green-veined white
Orange-tip
Real's wood white
Brimstone 
Clouded yellow 
Small tortoiseshell
Painted lady
Red admiral

Life cycle of the butterfly


                     LIFE CYCLE OF A BUTTERFLY!

butterfly video

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVgGbT9Q4r0

Monday 4 September 2017