Question

Why do butterflies have a long tube-like proboscis?

Answer 1

Answer:

1. Butterflies have a straw like structure which is also known as proboscis which enables them to extract nectar from the flowers.

2. It gets coiled up when not in use.

3. Butterflies don't really have a mouth like we do to taste and eat food. Actually, they taste with their feet.

4. As they do not have mouth, it have taste sensors on their feet.

5. When it finds any liquid or nectar it sucks it up through that pipe.  It helps them to consume nectar and juices.

6. Butterflies thrive on decaying fruit, nectar, and water in which they are both sipped from their proboscis tube.

Answer 2

Butterflies have very long  tube-like tongue.

Explanation:

• Butterflies have very long  tube-like tongue called proboscides are unusual among outside of the Hesperidia, so far legislative body of some genera of skipper butterflies have proboscides longer than 50 mm. Butterflies proboscis that allows them to soak up their food to a certain extent than sip it.
• Well, in its place of a mouth, they have a kind of long, straw-like formation called a 'proboscis' which allows them to drink juices and nectar. They feed first and foremost on nectar from flowers.

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