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Julia butterfly (Dryas iulia) feeding on the tears of a
red-headed Amazon River turtle (Podocnemis erythrocephala) in
Ecuador. Such
lachryphagy provides the butterfly with additional minerals that it can use for
spermatophore production.Photograph: Ministry of Information and Tourism of Ecuador
 | This picture of the day has been featured on Portal:Reptiles. |
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Julia butterfly (Dryas iulia) feeding on the tears of a
red-headed Amazon River turtle (Podocnemis erythrocephala) in
Ecuador. Such
lachryphagy provides the butterfly with additional minerals that it can use for
spermatophore production.Photograph: Ministry of Information and Tourism of Ecuador
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| This picture of the day has been featured on Portal:Reptiles. |