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These are Milionia Basalis moths covering photographer Robert Campbell head to toe on Boker mountain in Cambodia.
They are possibly seeking out salt
from sweat on his skin and camera. 1/
They are possibly seeking out salt
from sweat on his skin and camera. 1/
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Drinking turtle tears sounds poetic but this is a salt craving.
The Andes cuts off the weather and mineral deposits from the Pacific side, rain here has travelled a long way from the Atlantic side, so can be nutrient deficient
Drinking turtle tears sounds poetic but this is a salt craving.
The Andes cuts off the weather and mineral deposits from the Pacific side, rain here has travelled a long way from the Atlantic side, so can be nutrient deficient
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Crocodiles tear up when eating for physiological reasons, but its where the term crocodile tears may come from, a predator feigning sadness over its prey... these tears are nutrient rich . Carlos de la Rosa has captured a bee and a butterfly on a caiman in Costa Rica.
Crocodiles tear up when eating for physiological reasons, but its where the term crocodile tears may come from, a predator feigning sadness over its prey... these tears are nutrient rich . Carlos de la Rosa has captured a bee and a butterfly on a caiman in Costa Rica.
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This is an unusual midnight feast... listen to the sound of the Amazon at night as this Gorgone Macarea moth drinks the tears of a sleeping bird, such is the drive to to seek out scarce life giving nutrients
This is an unusual midnight feast... listen to the sound of the Amazon at night as this Gorgone Macarea moth drinks the tears of a sleeping bird, such is the drive to to seek out scarce life giving nutrients
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