Hi Deepa, Thanks. Butterflies are usually doing this when you see them puddling. This I believe is to absorb salts. Males use the sodium salts and amino acids to better their chances during reproduction. I have seen this "jet expelling" behavior in Paris Peacock too. The experts on the forum can shed more light on this phenomenon.
Cheers, Rajneesh http://www.naturechronicles.com On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 3:09 PM, Deepa Mohan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 12:57 PM, Rajneesh Suvarna < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi >> >> When we were driving up to Mayodia Pass this beauty fluttered away >> speedily as our vehicle approached. I was disappointed at not getting a good >> look at it. On our return journey I stopped at the same spot and there was >> this solitary White Dragontail (Lamproptera curius) puddling. >> After a few starts this guy settled ingested and expelled water in jets >> every 4 secs >> > > > > > > > > > > > > Wow Rajneesh.....that's an amazing capture and the behaviour is curious > too...is that some particular type of behaviour? Beautiful shot! > > Deepa. > > > -- Cheers, Rajneesh http://www.naturechronicles.com "The mind is like a parachute, it works only when it's open" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Enjoy -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
