I Like Learning New Things
it was mentioned in the Museum, but sometimes people don't really know what they're talking about... so some time with google today and it seems to be correct. I'm very glad I'm not cursed with this particular ability-
[i]Butterflies taste with their feet as their taste sensors are located there. They can taste it by just standing on their food. They don't have mouths that allow them to bite or chew, instead they have a long straw-like structure called a proboscis which they use to drink nectar and juices. But the proboscis doesn't have any taste sensors. A butterfly's taste sensors are located on the bottom of its feet. When not in use, the proboscis remains like a garden hose. By standing on a leaf, the butterfly can taste it to see if it the leaf they sit on is good to lay eggs on to be their caterpillars’ food or not.[/i]
http://biointerestingfacts.blogspot.com/2007/01/butterflies-taste-with-their-feet.html
[i]Butterflies taste with their feet as their taste sensors are located there. They can taste it by just standing on their food. They don't have mouths that allow them to bite or chew, instead they have a long straw-like structure called a proboscis which they use to drink nectar and juices. But the proboscis doesn't have any taste sensors. A butterfly's taste sensors are located on the bottom of its feet. When not in use, the proboscis remains like a garden hose. By standing on a leaf, the butterfly can taste it to see if it the leaf they sit on is good to lay eggs on to be their caterpillars’ food or not.[/i]
http://biointerestingfacts.blogspot.com/2007/01/butterflies-taste-with-their-feet.html
