Do butterflies urinate?

[neil at nwjones.demon.co.uk]

neil at nwjones.demon.co.uk wrote:

> 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.
> 

Someone has just reminded me of another phenomenon I have observed.
When drinking from puddles I have observed Swallowtails excreting the wast 
liquid from the anal area.
I saw this once in the upper amazon region in Ecuador.

 
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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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