(above) A cut-out from The Straits Times, 5 October 2008.True but Strange
Although lots of insects get caught in spider webs, you rarely see a butterfly caught in the sticky strands.
That's because butterfly wings are covered in tiny scales. If a butterfly flies into a web, it often sheds some scales and escapes.
Compound Words
The word 'butterfly' is a compound noun, because it takes two or more words-in this case 'butter' and 'fly'- and puts them together to make a new noun. Other examples are 'ladybird' and 'wallpaper'.
Can you think of other compound words?
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