Do butterflies urinate?

[neil at nwjones.demon.co.uk]

Mark Gerard Miller wrote:

> This is a serious question.
> 
> Mark
> 

In a general sense yes. On emergence from the pupa they produce an liquid 
often reddish or pinkish in colour called meconium. This contains the waste 
products from the pupal stage.


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Neil Jones- Neil at nwjones.demon.co.uk http://www.butterflyguy.com/
"At some point I had to stand up and be counted. Who speaks for the
butterflies?" Andrew Lees - The quotation on his memorial at Crymlyn Bog
National Nature Reserve

 
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