TASTY TEARS.What's "bugging" this cow? Tear-drinking moths! Most moths feast on flower nectar (sugary liquid), but some found in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east. feed on salt and other nutrients in the tears of cows, buffalo, and elephants. To suck up to draw into the mouth; to draw up by suction or absorption. See also: Suck fluids, the insect plunges its long, straw-like proboscis proboscis elongated, flexible feeding apparatus, formed of the fused mouthparts, in some insects. (mouth) into the animal's eye. It looks painful, but fortunately, this unusual feeding behavior doesn't harm the tear-sucker's host (organism that provides food). |
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