Making a meal of it

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Bobo
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Making a meal of it

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Yesterday I walked along an ancient byway near my village and came across a gang of butterflies gorging themselves on a pile of fresh horse poo! A first for me: have any other forum members seen anything similar?

Best wishes, Dave B
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White admirals are very partial to horse dung ...

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Holy crap. Literally :D

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