Friday, March 2, 2012

Where's the butter?

Dear Dr Sadie,

Why do they call them "butterflies?" Wouldn't a more accurate name be "Flutter-bys?"

- Confused Lepidopterist

Because butterflies are called flutterbys and flutterbys are called butterflies. I don't know much about butterfiles. I know more about things that live in the woods, like maybe wolves. I can answer questions about wolves. I know that wolves have skippy claws. I know that snakes can't wear vests because they don't have any arms. I know that tigers have rough claws and stripes. But I don't know much about butterflies.

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