Centris longimana

Centris longimana

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae

Lachryphagy is the practice of feeding on tears and other eye secretions. Certain bees, butterflies, and flies have been observed feeding on the tears of reptiles, birds, and mammals, including humans. Lachryphagous insects gather nutrients, especially sodium and proteins, from the tears.

Distribution

Centris longimana — (c) jmmaes, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC-BY-SA

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Peru · 3

Sources and credits

Photo(c) jmmaes, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC-BY-SA DescriptionLachryphagy, Wikipedia contributors

Centris longimana

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