Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a large group of Butterflies (Pieridae) taking flight after puddling, absorbing nutrients or minerals from damp soil, Orellana Province, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Large group of Butterflies (Pieridae) taking flight after puddling, absorbing nutrients or minerals from damp soil, Orellana Province, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Jeff Foott / Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare) with butterfly on snout, Cuiaba River, Pantanal Matogrossense National Park, Pantanal, Brazil.

Thomas Marent / Citrus Butterfly (Papilio demodocus) drinking minerals and salts from soil, Jozani National Park, Zanzibar, Tanzania

Jabruson / Leopard butterflies (Phalanta eurytis) attracted to salts from sweat on laptop keyboard. Romani Bai camp. Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Republic of Congo.

Ingo Arndt / Monarch (Danaus plexippus) butterflies gathering to drink water and take up minerals, Michoacan, Mexico

Morley Read / Slow motion clip of a large group of Butterflies (Pieridae) taking flight after puddling, absorbing nutrients or minerals from damp soil, Orellana Province, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Large group of Butterflies (Pieridae) taking flight after puddling, absorbing nutrients or minerals from damp soil, Orellana Province, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Large group of Butterflies (Pieridae) taking flight after puddling, absorbing nutrients or minerals from damp soil, Orellana Province, Amazon rainforest, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Scarlet knight butterfly (Temenis pulchra) feeding on a mineral deposit, Amazon rainforest, Orellana Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Scarlet knight butterfly (Temenis pulchra) feeding on a mineral deposit, Amazon rainforest, Orellana Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Morley Read / Scarlet knight butterfly (Temenis pulchra) feeding on a mineral deposit, Amazon rainforest, Orellana Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)