Role reversal butterflies eating a tarantula Chaco Bolivia Oct 2024 part4

[davholla]

Butterfly, Dione vanillae
Gulf Fritillary
Dione vanillae, feeding on a dead tarantula. Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco National Park,Chaco, Bolivia, Kaa-Iya is a park larger than Belgium and it worth a visit for Toucans, Jaguars, Ocelot and Pumas.However it is a long distance from Sant Cruz

IMG_2986_Butterfly by davholla2002, on Flickr

Butterflies feeding on a dead tarantula. Kaa-Iya del Gran Chaco National Park,Chaco, Bolivia, Kaa-Iya is a park larger than Belgium and it worth a visit for Toucans, Jaguars, Ocelot and Pumas.However it is a long distance from Sant Cruz
IMG_2979_Butterflies_Dead_Tarantula-2 by davholla2002, on Flickr

Jumping spider Grey Wall Jumping Spider
Menemerus bivittatus, on the wall of the park keepers house.

IMG_3007_Jumping_Spider-6-3 by davholla2002, on Flickr

Bug on the wall of the park keepers house.

IMG_3010_Bug-1 by davholla2002, on Flickr

 

[Hardus Nameous]

I always thought butterflies just fed on plants, nice catch.

 

[Digger...]

Well I'll be stuffed... so there harvesting salt/minerals yeah?

 

[davholla]

Well I'll be stuffed... so there harvesting salt/minerals yeah?

Maybe and possible aminoacids

I always thought butterflies just fed on plants, nice catch.

In the UK the most sought after butterfly to photograph is the purple emperor and they are attracted to excrement and dead animals.