Why Butterflies, Bees Drink Crocodile Tears

[annie]

Last December, passengers on a boat trip down Costa Rica‘s Puerto Viejo River were treated to a strange sight: a butterfly and a bee drinking the tears from a crocodile’s eyes.

The encounter between the insects, a Julia butterfly (Dryas iulia) and a bee (Centris sp.), and the spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) lasted more than 15 minutes, as the reptile placidly permitted the insects to sip from its eyes as it basked on a log.
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[JaneJ]

That is incredible.

But if he was crying I'm sure he would have prefered a cuddle!!  sp0

[Rosalind]

Amazing  23m  ju098
I do not think anyone would cuddle him Jane in case he ate them  sp0