There is only one situation when a butterfly has a coiled shell. This is when the butterfly has died and its internals are dried up. The shell then covers the dead insides.
No, a butterfly does not have an external shell. Instead, it has wings covered in tiny scales that give it color and protection.
A butterfly is made of three parts, the head, thorax, and abdomen. It also has six legs and two wings.
If you take a rope and coil it up on a flat table, you will get the basic idea of what a coiled shell looks like. Or, you could look at a cinnamon roll which is the culinary equivalent of a coiled shell. I'm going to let you decide....does a lobster look like a cinnamon roll?
False
No
Nautilus
The proboscis is the coiled, tube-like appendage on butterflies and some other insects. When the butterfly wants to drink nectar, it uncurls the proboscis and uses it like a straw to suck up nectar from flowers.
They suck nectar through their proboscis, a long tongue coiled under their mouth.
True
It's body is not soft, it has an exo-skeleton
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