Find Stuff
Posts
Daily Archives: February 29, 2016
Why Do Butterflies Eat Dirt, Poop, and Dead Things?
Written by Nancy Miorelli Puddling The short of this answer is that butterflies have a behavior where they sit on river banks, dead stuff, or poop and lap up the salts and minerals. It’s a behavior that can be seen in … Continue reading
Posted in Behavior, Ecology
Tagged Butterfly, Lepidoptera, mud-puddling, puddling, tongue
2 Comments
Ask an Entomologist 
You must be logged in to post a comment.