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Early one morning, an orange-and-black monarch butterfly landed on a green leaf.
Why Do Butterflies Taste With Their Feet?Butterflies have special sensors on their feet that help them find good leaves and sweet food.
1. Early one morning, an orange-and-black monarch butterfly landed on a green leaf.
2. A tiny yellow butterfly asked, “Why do you touch leaves with your feet?”
3. The monarch looked down, but its feet looked like ordinary little feet.
4. The monarch touched a flower, then paused with its feet on the petals.
5. The fresh leaf felt right, but the wilted leaf did not.
6. Special sensors on the monarch’s feet helped it check the leaf.
7. Those sensors also helped the butterflies find sweet nectar in flowers.
8. Butterflies taste with their feet, finding good leaves and sweet food.
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