Tag: calyptra

• Mud-Puddling: The Dirty Truth About Butterflies

  

  Ever have a butterfly land on your skin and start licking you and thought “Awe, I’ve got a new best bro!” Well, you were wrong. Butterflies have a dirty secret!

  Devon Bowker

  August 18, 2018

  Animals, Insects and Arachnids, The Wild Life Blog

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