Brown-veined white butterflies (Belenois aurota) in a desert. In deserts, butterflies congregate on the ground like this to drink moisture that has co

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Brown-veined white butterflies (Belenois aurota) in a desert. In deserts, butterflies congregate on the ground like this to drink moisture that has collected on the sand grains. Photographed in the Namib Desert, Namibia.

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