Interesting butterfly facts

Butterflies are interesting insects. Here are a dozen facts you may not know about them:
1. Most butterflies live for only 2-3 weeks as adults
2. Monarchs born at the end of summer migrate to Central Mexico for the winter, or to coastal California, if born on the west side of the Rocky Mountains.
3. A butterfly egg is about as big as a period on a printed page.
4. Some butterflies have "eyespots" on their wings, which look like real eyes. These are used to fool their predators. Birds, especially, may think twice about grabbing something that looks like an owl.
5. Sometimes you can see a damp spot or area with salts on a pathway or road with a group of butterflies imbibing the liquid. This is called "puddling" and those butterflies are mostly males, gathering the nutrients from the soil.
6. Wooden butterfly houses used as garden decorations usually attract wasps, rather than butterflies.
7. You can pick up a butterfly by holding it by its "shoulders" if it had shoulders. Hold it close to its body, so the wings aren't damaged. If a few scales rub off, it won't hurt the butterfly.
8. A butterfly can fly with half a wing.
9. Butterflies taste with their feet.
10. The beautiful Mourning Cloak butterfly is called a Camberwell Beauty in England.
11. Butterflies will nectar on Gatorade and a sugar water solution.
12. Most butterflies need temperatures of at least 60-65 degrees to fly.