The scientific name for the group that includes snails and slugs is “Gastropoda,” which means “stomach-foot” because they appear to crawl on their stomachs!
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Butterflies need sunshine to take off! On chilly days (around 55°F/13°C or colder), they can’t fly until they warm up! They spread their wings like solar panels to soak up the sun’s heat. Once their bodies feel toasty, they’re ready to flutter around — even if the air still feels cool to us!
Habitat & Survival
Domesticated (raised by people) silkworms live in special farms called sericulture (silk-making) farms, where the temperature (how hot or cold it is) is kept between about 23–28 °C!
Water striders don't go through a pupal stage like butterflies – they gradually grow bigger through molting!
Some countries are introducing new dung beetle species to help manage agricultural waste!