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Video: 5 things you didn't know about butterflies

Butterflies are thought of as gentle garden guests, but these beautiful fluttering creatures have a bit of a dark side.

Butterflies are thought of as gentle garden guests, but these beautiful fluttering creatures have a bit of a dark side.

Did you know that butterflies eat more than just nectar and fruit juice? In the wild, butterflies will seek out nasty things like animal dung, urine and even rotting corpses.

Check out the video to learn more cool (yet, disturbing) butterfly facts.


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