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Have you ever seen butter attract butterflies?
Asked by Nimis (13255)
June 4th, 2012
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Another question reminded me of an old question I had.
Why are butterflies called butterflies?
A quick Google search pulled up various entomological examples of how they were known to be attracted to butter or lick milk. (Milchdiebe or milk thief in German.)
I cannot, for the life of me, recall any such incident.
Have I just never seen this before?
Or is this just a myth? If so, how in the world would it have originated?
Or is it that much of the butter today is so processed (versus fresh hand-churned butter), that they’re no longer attracted to it?
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