Quick Answer. Butterflies eat by sipping nectar and other liquids through their proboscis, a tubular appendage that functions like a straw. The larvae of butterflies, called caterpillars, feed voraciously on plant material, especially leaves.
Tweet. While Americans comprise only 5 percent of the world population, we consume an incredible 50 percent of Big Pharmaâs drugs, as explained in Jeff Haysâ documentary film, Doctored. Make no mistake. These drugs are meant to keep us imprisoned in poor health, not heal us. Itâs time to kick the drug habit America.
Posted on May 6, 2014 by U.S. Census Bureau. Tweet. Written By: Victoria A. Velkoff, Jennifer M. Ortman and Sandra Col by. Between 2012 and 2050, the share of the worldâs population age 65 and over is projected to double from 8 percent in 2012 to 16.7 percent in 2050 (see figure).