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Fun Fact- Butterflies Taste With Their Feet

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Fun Fact- Butterflies Taste With Their Feet

Butterflies can taste their food by standing on it.

Butterflies can taste their food by standing on it.

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Butterflies can taste their food by standing on it.

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Notafly- Wikipedia

Butterflies can taste their food by standing on it.

Isabel Molina, Writing Editor
October 20, 2014

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Butterflies do not taste like humans do.  Humans have taste receptors on their tongue in their mouth, but butterflies have taste receptors in their feet.  They can taste their food by standing on it.

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