What Do Blank Eat?

What Do Blank Eat?

     Time for another Google auto complete post!  I was going to type in "what do you get with an nra membership" and I stopped at "what do".  Apparently everyone on planet Earth (or at least the English speaking parts of it) wants to know what some kind of animal eats!  Mainly turtles and bugs.  You clearly want to know so I shall answer.

     Number one on the list is "what do turtles eat".  Well, that depends on the type of turtle.  Freshwater turtles (terrapins) eat a combination of vegetation and meat (mostly fish).  Snapping turtles (true snappers, not just any turtle that opens its mouth to bite) eat almost strictly fish.  Land turtles (tortoises) eat almost strictly vegetation with a bug or two thrown in for protein (probably by accident).  Sea turtles, like their freshwater cousins, eat a combination of vegetation and seafood.

     At number two, we have ladybugs!  You would think that they are gentle little bugs that feed on nectar, but that would be wrong.  Ladybugs are actually voracious predators!  They eat aphids and mites and other small insects.  Gardeners love them for the benefits they offer.

     Third, you wanted to know what butterflies eat.  Butterflies suck liquid through a really long, straw-like tongue (called a proboscis).  While their diet mainly consists of nectar, they feed on a lot of other things like tree sap, pollen, rotten fruit, animal sweat, and even poop!  Gross, right?  So next time a butterfly lands on your arm and you're thinking how pretty it is, just remember:  That thing sticks its tongue in poop!