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.
1 In 2010, women accounted for 57 percent of the population age 65 and over and for 67 percent of the population age 85 and over. 2  The United States is fairly young for a developed country, with 13 percent of its population age 65 and over in 2010.