Why Participate in Butterfly Watching?
There are several families of butterflies. Their antennae are for smelling. Since they have no noses, this is nature's way of equipping them with another useful feature. They resemble moths, which makes it hard to tell the difference between the two. But if you are able to get a close look at a butterfly, you'll see the club shaped ends of their antennae. A moth has feathery, tapered ends on their antennae. Their "noses" are shaped differently! This is one reason why butterfly watching is educational.
Butterfly watchers may easily become discouraged if they are new and don't know where to get the most butterfly action. Although it may seem like a boring past time, it proves very useful in the scientific world. Entomologists study the butterfly, along with many other helpful insects. There are many other people who don't find butterfly watching boring either.
Quite a bit of the economy is made positive by the things sold using butterfly pictures and information. They not only sell themselves, in a sense, they help sell flowering plants as well.
Why would you want to watch a butterfly? If you admire colors, grace, and quiet creatures that add a touch of sophistication and class to any area, you'll enjoy watching them. They seem to float through the air instead of flying. They flit about, visiting flower after flower, aiding in pollination efforts. They're busy little creatures that never make a sound audible to the human ear. They don't bite, buzz, sting, or make a mess. The worst they can do happens when their caterpillars eat the plants needed for their survival. But this is not necessarily an annoyance if you do the proper planning when building up your landscaping or gardens.
Butterflies deserve to be admired for the contribution to our society. Watching them is only a part of the joy they give us. Besides pollination and feeding other necessary creatures, like birds and insects, the butterfly helps increase sales of products. People buy things just to use to aid in watching these insects. Cameras, binoculars, gardening products, notebooks, photo albums and scrapbooks, collectors' paraphernalia, lawn furniture, bushes and plants, seeds, tools for the garden, books, and decorative items are all sold partially because of the butterflies' contribution to society.
Why you would watch butterflies seems like a silly question after thoughtful consideration. You can learn about parasites, harmful chemicals, predators, flowers, birds, bats, and the many jobs associated with the butterfly. You could entertain children, teach children, encourage children to choose a nature-related career, help them learn to appreciate nature and insects, and spend quality time with children all because of the helpful little butterfly.
It's no wonder if you don't realize how useful the butterfly can be. They don't even realize it themselves! But, then, many things in our world that seem useless will gain value through education and understanding. Why you would join others who live throughout the world in such a seemingly unimportant hobby will become much clearer upon research. Not only does butterfly watching provide a great hobby, it also brings people together.
