What an interest that butterfly has in the turtle. What would that carry for her?

It's her tears.

Turtles often cry and there are salts in her tears.

That's why many butterflies are interested in a turtle's tears;

They simply cannot detect salt and minerals in the nectar and they need them to stay healthy.To do so, they stick their long proboscis or 'straw' into the turtle's tear

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Very wonderful article and the picture as well. I enjoyed reading it.
dat ze dat ontdekken hé heel knap.