Why?

Why do people love butterflies so much? They are insects after all. I myself am totally freaked out by them. People write songs about butterflies. OK, so I get the whole metamorphosis symbolism, but would you listen to a song about mosquitoes? People get tattoos of butterflies. Would you get a tattoo of a water bug? (Ew, I'm grossing myself out just thinking about this.) We went to a butterfly house (against my strong protestations). Would you go to a cockroach house? "Yea, let's see if I can get this cockroach to land on me." Gross! These are insects people! I don't care how pretty their colors are. They have long, yucky, gross legs and are creepy. Just say no to butterflies.