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Slider Turtle and butterfly

Trachemys ornata

Description:

For a long time I wanted to observe this behavior, a turtle being visited by a butterfly, to obtain minerals from the segregations of the eyes, (tears) I could finally do it in Tortuguero, the species is an ornate Trachemis of approximately 40 cm, and a butterfly Phoebe,

Habitat:

Rivers and wetlands of the new tropics.

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“Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!”

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FernandoMSoares
FernandoMSoares 4 years ago

The butterfly Kiss! Nice!

Maria dB
Maria dB 4 years ago

Very cool spotting - your patience paid off!

Ornithoptera80
Ornithoptera80 4 years ago

nice series(:

Jonathan Sequeira
Spotted by
Jonathan Sequeira

Colorado, Provincia Limón, Costa Rica

Spotted on Dec 14, 2019
Submitted on Dec 19, 2019

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