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Common mormon butterfly male congregate and uptake the sodium and amino acids from the mud. Then it transferred to the female butterfly during mating.
Common mormon butterfly male congregate and uptake the sodium and amino acids from the mud. Then it transferred to the female butterfly during mating. This process known as mud puddling.
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