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Interesting butterfly behavior
buggub
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Posted on 13-07-2013 19:21
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Hi,
has anyone ever observed this interesting behavior. This butterfly was trying to consume bird dropping but it was dry.
Then the butterfly put its own excrement on the bird dropping to make it softer and easy to consume. I have never seen this until now. Interesting indeed. Is this possible?

Thanks for any info.
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cthirion
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Posted on 14-07-2013 21:41
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Usual at Nymphalidae, Lycaenidae, in the search of rock salt (droppings of mammals)
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