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Alys updated

Hello, and welcome.

We decided to update the Alys hat. Here she is.

Alys Butterfly Fascinator Updated 23.

We hope this sweet hat cheers you, and brings you a “hatful of smiles”.

Butterfly Fact

Did you know . . . butterflies taste with their feet?

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Butterflies have taste receptors on their feet to help them find their host plants and locate food. A female butterfly lands on different plants, drumming the leaves with her feet until the plant releases its juices. Spines on the back of her legs have chemoreceptors that detect the right match of plant chemicals. When she identifies the right plant, she lays her eggs. A butterfly of any biological sex will also step on its food, using organs that sense dissolved sugars to taste food sources like fermenting fruit.”

Read more about butterflies at ThoughtCo.com »


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