Butterflies are very beautiful insects and also very interesting insects. Some interesting facts about butterflies is they taste with their legs, and some butterflies’ wings are transparent. Butterflies eat nectar from flowers, vegetables, herbs, and fruit blossoms. Butterflies can also get energy from eating sugar, water, fruit juices, fungi, tree sap, and organic matter from animals. Male butterflies need a source of salt and minerals and will get this from drinking muddy water.