Butterflies Are Pretty...Gross! Flashcards

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We flutter through meadows.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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We pose on fancy flowers.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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We show off our wings.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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We shimmer with all colors of the rainbow.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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5
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So majestic!

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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Don’t you look lovely!

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7
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oh, go on!

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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Then…DON’T TURN THE PAGE.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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9
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Close this book.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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You’re done.

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The story’s over.

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Nothing to see here.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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13
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Huh. You kept reading.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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14
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The truth would surprise you.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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Don’t read any further unless you’re ready for the real story.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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This is your last chance to close this book.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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Don’t say I didn’t warn, because I did.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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18
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I warned you.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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19
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Here we go.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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20
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They eat rotten food.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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21
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They land on moldy fruit and slurp up the juices.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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They also eat dead animals - the slimier, the better!

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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23
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Mmmm, deliciously disgusting!

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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They’re gray or white or brown.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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25
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Some of them look like dead leaves to help them hide from hungry birds.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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It may fly towards you and make a noise with its wings.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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27
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crack! crack!

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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28
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Pretty peculiar, right?

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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29
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Oh, but there’s so much more I haven’t told you.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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30
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You can still turn back.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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31
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You can close this book.

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32
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It’s up to you.

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33
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Hello, world!

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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34
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They are called caterpillars.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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35
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They eat and grow.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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36
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Nom, nom, nom.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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37
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When they get big enough, their skin hardens and they turn into chrysalises.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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38
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Under the hard shell, they grow new body parts.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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39
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Hmmm, how many legs should I make?

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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40
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I’ll try six.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

41
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Soon, they burst through the shell.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

42
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Now they have wings!

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

43
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Time to fly!

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

44
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Grrrr!

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

45
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Some caterpillars are carnivorous.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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Caterpillars love to eat and eat.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

47
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Most caterpillars chomp on leaves, but some of them are meat-eaters.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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They hunt bugs!

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

49
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Some caterpillars are stinky.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

50
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A Giant Swallowtail caterpillar looks like bird poop.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

51
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When somebody frightens it, the caterpillar sticks out two stinky tentacles to scare them away.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

52
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This friendship stinks.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

53
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Some caterpillars are sneaky.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

54
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The Alcon Blue caterpillar smalls and sounds like an ant.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

55
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Ants think that the caterpillar is an ant too!

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

56
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The ants babysit the caterpillar until it grows up.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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Hey, you’re not an ant!

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

58
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No, I’m fraudul-ANT!

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

59
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TOP SECRET

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

60
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Well, now you know the truth.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

61
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You don’t have to hear any more.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

62
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Goodbye. So long. Have a nice day.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

63
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Oh, you’re still here!

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

64
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Do you want to learn more?

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

65
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Fine.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

66
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Here comes the really strange stuff.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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This is the Red-banded Hairstreak.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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Can you guess which end is front and which is back?

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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It’s tricky.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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The butterfly’s back wings have fake eyes and antennae.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

71
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Fooled you!

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

72
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If they’re yummy she lays her eggs on them.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

73
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She’s making sure that her babies will have lots of food to eat once they hatch.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

74
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My feet say it’s sweet!

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

75
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What if your parents stuck their feet in your cereal before you ate it?

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

76
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They snack on salt and other tasty stuff from big piles of animal dung.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

77
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I sure love a poopy picnic!

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

78
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They sip the water that drips from an animal’s eyes.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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Tears are salty, and they need salt to stay healthy.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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Well, now you know the truth.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

81
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We’re amazing.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

82
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Just like you.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

83
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And just like you…we’re beautiful too.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

84
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If you decide to read this book, you will be totally shocked and disgusted by these totally true facts.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

85
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Others are sneaky.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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Will you be fooled?

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

87
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Look for Monarch caterpillars on milkweed plants.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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They only eat the leaves of milkweeds.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

89
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Talk about picky eaters!

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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A female Harvester lays her eggs near woolly aphids.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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When her caterpillars hatch from the eggs, the munch on aphids!

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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As a caterpillar, the Alcon Blue uses special chemicals and sounds to imitate an ant.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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Real ants get tricked into protecting and feeding it.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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The male Red Cracker makes a cracking sound like bacon frying in a pan.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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As a caterpillar, it looks like bird poop.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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Predators don’t want to eat poop, so they leave it alone.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

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It needs salt to stay healthy and make its eggs, and its usual food - flower nectar - isn’t salty enough.

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Butterflies are pretty gross!

98
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Burrrp!

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Butterflies are pretty gross!