Frequently Asked Questions
Are there poisonous species of
butterflies?
- Some butterflies such as the Monarch and Pipevine Swallow tail eat
poisonous plants as caterpillars and thou become poisonous themselves
as adult butterflies. Birds learn not to eat them.
- Other good-tasting butterflies (called "mimics") come to resemble
them and thus benefit from this "umbrella" of protection.
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