Butterfly Puddling

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Butterflies are usually seen on flowers. But they sometimes land on damp ground or salty surfaces. WHY? Nectar is the staple of a butterfly's diet. But they can not live on sugar alone. They need minerals too. So they occasionally sip from mud puddles. This behavior occurs more often in male butterflies, which incorporate the minerals into their sperm. These nutrients are transferred to the female during mating.
Videography by Ken Kramm; Texas, USA, November 2013; Canon Vixia HF G10. "Light Sting" and "Improbable" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons... Direct Links: incompetech.com.... incompetech.com...

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@jkramm 10 лет назад

After all these years, I'm glad Kenneth, my father, finally found a way to give me "the talk." Thanks RU-vid!

@my35Xvision 11 лет назад

Awesome butterflies and excellent filming, Ken! I really enjoyed it a lot. Thank you for sharing. Have a great weekend, my dear friend! :)

@KennethKramm 11 лет назад

Butterflies are indeed awesome!. Thanks for watching. You too, have a great weekend! ATB .... ken

@FangOliver 6 лет назад

My husband and I have helped build four butterfly gardens in Sunny Isles Beach, Miami. If you ever come here, love to see you!

@MyBackyardBirding 11 лет назад

Great butterfly captures Ken. I knew they like mud - now I know why !

@KennethKramm 11 лет назад

Thanks, my friend. Have a safe and peaceful Thanksgiving!

@lmmsl 11 лет назад

What a beautiful video Ken..I always love to watch them and never want to miss these awesome Butterflies..For me I have to wait for a Butterfly till next summer :)You have captured them so beautifully and I enjoyed very much..Thank you for your wonderful video. Friend Menu :)

@KennethKramm 11 лет назад

Thanks Menu. Living in a semi-tropical climate we see butterflies much of the year! Have a good weekend, my friend. ATB ... ken

@Bob808Knight 11 лет назад

I had no idea how interesting butterflies are. Really never look at one up close before. those are great shots of the butterflies. I have to say have more respect for them now. Another great A video you have produced. I hope you don't mind but I like to share this on my Facebook page. Keep up the excellent work Ken. I always look forward to your videos.

@KennethKramm 11 лет назад

Thanks Bob. Yes, please share the video! Butterflies are amazing. If you "become animal" they will land on you and it is possible to see their delicate features. They take-up nutrients with mouth parts that are not much thicker than human hairs. When I was at Big Bend, several male butterflies followed me for hours... They wanted to puddle on me AND this provided an opportunity for close-up, personal observation. It was good to know that my presence provided minerals necessary for survival ....

@Bob808Knight 11 лет назад

That's really cool Ken. You have a great connection with nature. I'm a little bit envious :-)

@ChannelTheron 11 лет назад

He was probably after the sweat on your backpack strap.They are also fond of scat and urine.

@SteveBeckerBass 10 лет назад

At first glance, I thought the title was "Butterfly Pudding". :) Excellent video! You've got yourself a new subscriber.

@KennethKramm 10 лет назад

Thanks Steve, for watching and subscribing. Have a good week ahead!

@jbbennett2816 11 лет назад

Thank you, Ken. You've brought back song into my heart. Happy Thanksgiving!

@KennethKramm 11 лет назад

You're welcome Jb. Happy Thanksgiving!

@TheMelvinWei 11 лет назад

That's amazing Ken! I always thought that the butterflies and bees were drinking water from the mud puddles. You've developed quite the touch with insects lately. Do you know if butterflies need protein, and if so, where do they get it from? Or do they already have all the stores of fats and protein they need from their caterpillar days?

@KennethKramm 11 лет назад

Thanks Melvin. Great question. I need to research the answer…..

@PaulDinningVideosforCats 11 лет назад

Fascinating video Ken. I really enjoyed it ~ Paul

@KennethKramm 11 лет назад

Thanks Paul!

@GilbertoGraywolf 11 лет назад

Excellent Ken! Seems you have been smitten by the colorful and intriguing world of butterflies. Congratulations on your superb macro videography and informative dialogue. :))

@KennethKramm 11 лет назад

Hi Papillon. Oh yes, Butterflies are intriguing. At last, I've discovered what is necessary so I don't frighten butterflies and am able to take macro videography. Don't bathe. ATB, my friend. ken

@WiltshireMan 11 лет назад

Hi Ken, There aren'tmany butterflies left in the UK now. They are getting ready for winter. Apparently they can over winter as both Pupae and adults.. The weather over there looks great. I wish it would stay warm all year long. A hard frost here this morning. Sandy

@KennethKramm 11 лет назад

Hi Sandy. One of the advantages of living in a semi-tropical region is that the winters are mild. Last year, for example we didn't have any "hard frosts." Maybe we will be lucky.... like several years ago ... and see a few snow flakes.... maybe sometime??? ATB my friend. Have a good weekend, Ken

@swaintx 11 лет назад

Nicely done Ken. The butterflies like you.

@KennethKramm 11 лет назад

Thanks Bob. I am becoming animal. When camping alone, the animals approach me.

@ZakWolf 7 лет назад

Yesterday I was at a farm in a neighboring town, and on one of the fields there were practically hundreds of Cabbage White butterflies fluttering about. Some of them would gather near a damp part of the ground and drink some of it. I also had a Monarch butterfly sip the sweat on my finger once.

@KennethKramm 7 лет назад

Awesome. Thanks for watching and committing. Butterfulies are fun to watch.

@DonnyOutdoors 10 лет назад

Really like this! Great shots. I knew that all kinds of animals and bugs get salt and minerals from various things, but never noticed the butterflies doing it in this way. Good work. Donny.

@KennethKramm 10 лет назад

Thanks Donny. Butterflies are amazing creatures....and it was fun to make this video. ATB. Ken

@seahue 11 лет назад

Beautiful Ken:) Love your little friends...they gave you some great poses and plenty of time to capture some really remarkable footage:) I also learned something -as I always do on your channel:D Thank you!:)

@KennethKramm 11 лет назад

You're welcome, David. The natural world provides a great deal of beauty and peace. Wishing you and your family and safe and relaxing Thanksgiving.

@Naturliebe 11 лет назад

Wonderful video Ken. 1:50 Butterflies also like the human skin. The also has a lot of minerals. The same thing happened to me on vacation. The butterfly has landed again and again on my hand. ;-) Thanks for sharing and have a fine weekend my friend. Best wishes Tito

@KennethKramm 11 лет назад

Thanks Tito. Have a wonderful week ahead, my friend. Best wishes, Ken

@fepowson 11 лет назад

Some great shots Ken, a lovely video :) Best Wishes....Les.

@KennethKramm 11 лет назад

Thanks Les

@earthraven 11 лет назад

Love this video. Great shots of some beautiful butterflies. Also a lot of info I didn't know such as mudding. Thanks, and keep them coming.

@KennethKramm 11 лет назад

Thanks. I'm glad you like the video. Wishing you and yours a safe and relaxing Thanksgiving.

@RobertFireLionBlueHawkWinkler 11 лет назад

Thanks Kenneth. I've always been curious about the sex lives of butterflies...hahahahaha.

@KennethKramm 11 лет назад

Guess you didn't know what you didn't know. I feel sort of strange after learning that I contributed to the reproductive success of male butterflies.

@getAMCIVideos 11 лет назад

Beautiful video of butterflies. Cool video shots. I love it.

@KennethKramm 11 лет назад

Thanks for watching!

@PAULIEBOY1967 11 лет назад

Excellent vid Ken , stunning shots of the butterflies very interesting facts , thank you for sharing stay safe Paul

@KennethKramm 11 лет назад

You're welcome Paul. Have a wonderful week ahead, my friend. Ken

@CrankyBubushka 11 лет назад

I love butterflies:) Thank you! I heard the puddling you described referred as a "male drinking party". I did not know that about the minerals. Interesting. Maybe the one on your pack and on your hand liked the sweat or something. I really love the sound of the birds:)

@KennethKramm 11 лет назад

Thanks for watching my friend. ATB, ken

@AnkesWorld 11 лет назад

my dear friend, is so lovely, many thanks and thumbs up

@KennethKramm 11 лет назад

Hi Anke. Thanks for watching at the thumbs up. ATB, my friend. Ken

@visualvirtue9640 6 лет назад

Thanks for posting, nice vid! Males puddle in groups, females puddle solo.

@discgolfer78 10 лет назад

found this fascinating..... great video Ken showing this to my children

@MTA3 10 лет назад

I didn't realize I missed this video when you first put it up! Anyways, great video, that guy was going for it! I was thinking either the butterfly thinks that the shininess of the strap is muddy water and that's why he's there or there is actually water and minerals(maybe sweat?) on your backpack.

@KennethKramm 10 лет назад

Thanks for watching and taking time to comment. Have a good week, my friend. ATB .... Ken

@nameofthepen 11 лет назад

This was a lovely video. You really do these so well. I love butterflies. They're gorgeous. Very interesting, often surprising.

@KennethKramm 11 лет назад

Thanks for watching and taking time to comment. ATB .... ken

@RobotsGreatWar2 8 лет назад

Fantastic images captured in film Ken. Greeting from England, I love butterflies as well - I aspire to try and study one particular woodland specialist species known as White Admiral (Limentus camilla) in my third year of study at university - I want to know what exactly makes a habitat favourable for the expansion of White Admiral populations as records are showing they are extending their ranges in the South of England.

@KennethKramm 8 лет назад

+DRBWildlife Thanks for watching and commenting from England. Butterflies are amazing creatures. Enjoy your university studies. I have fond memories of studying entomology in university, more than 50 years ago...

@islandko2402 2 месяца назад

How does it feel getting a butterfly absorb salt off your skin?

@KennethKramm 2 месяца назад

Tickles

@TheresaHarlan-b1n Год назад

Me and my girls are growing painted lady caterpillars we got 33 of them to grow into butterflies

@KennethKramm Год назад

Awesome!

@SurviveN2 11 лет назад

I never knew that Ken, thanks for sharing this. Take Care my friend :-))

@KennethKramm 11 лет назад

I'm learning something new every day! Have a good weekend, my friend. And stay safe.

@Justwantahover 10 лет назад

Would the sweat on your bag be what the butterfly is sipping?

@KennethKramm 10 лет назад

My sweat must have smelled and tasted good! Thanks for watching and taking time to comment. ATB ... ken

@Justwantahover 10 лет назад

KennethKramm Is that a relative to the monarch butterfly, @ the beginning? I have some butterfly videos on my channel (really short ones). Thanks. -_-

@KennethKramm 10 лет назад

Justwantahover Yes, it's a Monarch.

@dawaikekotvideo 11 лет назад

Stunning image quality.. !! May I know what type of camera do you use ?

@KennethKramm 11 лет назад

Canon Vixia HF G10; editing with Final Cut Pro X

@cmurphy12002 11 лет назад

Enjoyed the video, Ken. But I thought the post said Butterfly Pudding so kept looking for the recipe :) Cathy

@KennethKramm 11 лет назад

Thanks Cathy. You made me smile. Butterfly pudding would be tasty, if it were made with sugar, cream and cinnamon... Have a safe and relaxing Thanksgiving. Ken

@hawaiidoves 5 лет назад

amazing! I had a pigeon, that would eat dirt. I guess, it didn't have enough minerals in its diet of pigeon food.

@stephengardner9104 6 лет назад

Awesome video

@kathyfranco9372 2 года назад

Well Ken, i made me one of these.🤞 I'm trying everything to attract butterflies. Thank you for this project..

@theworthysoul 4 года назад

Do moths do this too?

@ViRyMeDia 7 лет назад

This Is the Closeup View Of Mudpuddling

@KennethKramm 7 лет назад

Yes!

@ViRyMeDia 7 лет назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ocUWRTtVNEg.html I mean this one more closer than yours. Hope you will enjoy

@DerMannausdemSchwarzwald 9 лет назад

Hi, great Video, nice pictures, really, you get my Abo! Best wishes from Germany, Renchtal, Pa.Pa.

5 лет назад

Like, very good video. Done + bell on. Thanks

@PitFireOutdoors 11 лет назад

Very interesting and very beautiful!! ATB

@KennethKramm 11 лет назад

Thanks for watching Josh!

@tricl0pticcataract0sis89 11 лет назад

Thanks Ken! Pura vida!

@kendonnelly3248 7 лет назад

Had that happen to me also. They like the salt off your sweat

@TheLightHouseLady 11 лет назад

★★★★★ Great Video!

@KennethKramm 11 лет назад

Thanks for watching!

@billyjoedenny 11 лет назад

great close up videoing ken, you must becoming animal to get that close..i will definitely try to get closer to the guys when i run across them now. i like the phrases , become animal. stay safe brother. ..bill

@KennethKramm 11 лет назад

Yes, I am becoming animal. The terminology is not original to me however. I've been reading "Becoming Animal , an earthly cosmology" by David Abram. The book is about how to tune into the rhythms of the earth, similar to indigenous people -- many years ago. The most important "trick" to attract butterflies (particularly males) is to NOT bathe. They need the salts/minerals from your body for reproduction and transfer to females.... Have a good weekend, brother. ...ken

@CrankyBubushka 11 лет назад

KennethKramm That sounds like a fascinating book. I will have to try to find that at my library...

@QNATURUNDHUND 10 лет назад

NICE VIDEO :-)

@mikesmith410 11 лет назад

Hey ken, just want to let you know that if you ever had a trek and in invited people and charged a reasonable fee, I would Surely attend. Even if for only the weekend. Thanks - Mike Smith

@KennethKramm 11 лет назад

Thanks Mike, I appreciate your kind feedback. Bob808Knight and I are planning a "meet-up" this spring. The location and date have not yet been determined. It will be informal with no fees. We will announce it on our respective RU-vid channels early next year. See the video series on my channel about "Caprock Canyons Meet-up" from several weeks ago; to get a better idea of what we may be doing. All The Best, my friend ..... Ken

@mikesmith410 11 лет назад

Thanks Ken, sounds great and love your and Bobs videos. Thanks again and will be looking forward to the meet-up. - Mike Smith

@WiseSnake 11 лет назад

0:18 Those look like _Question Mark_ butterflies.

@KennethKramm 11 лет назад

Yes, Question Mark butterflies at first puddle and on my backpack. Don't know the name of the yellow puddling butterflies.

@nameofthepen 11 лет назад

Forgive the off-topic question, but, how did you make those italics?

@WiseSnake 11 лет назад

nameofthepen Here's a link: plus.google.com/+GplusExpertise/posts/9mfNTjFtPAm

@nameofthepen 11 лет назад

***** Ew! Thank you _so_ much! :D I dropped in on your channel. It's beautiful! Since the price was right, I went ahead and -shopped- subbed as long as I was there.

@WiseSnake 11 лет назад

nameofthepen Haha! No problem *&* many thanks! ^^