Animals: Butterflies taste with their feet. When they land on a…

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Did you know? Butterflies taste with their feet. When they land on a flower or leaf, sensors on their feet "read" instantly whether it's edible or suitable for laying eggs. Their taste sensors are 200× more sensitive than a human mouth-tongue to sweet sugars.

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Butterflies taste with their feet. When they land on a flower or leaf, sensors on their feet "read" instantly whether it's edible or suitable for laying eggs. Their taste sensors are 200× more sensitive than a human mouth-tongue to sweet sugars.

Vlinders proeven met hun pootjes. Wanneer ze op een bloem of blad landen, "lezen" sensoren op hun voeten direct of het eetbaar of geschikt is om eieren op te leggen. Hun smaak-sensoren zijn 200× gevoeliger dan een mensenmondtong voor zoete suikers.

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