What Is Mud Rumbling? This Incredible Video Of Butterflies Will Explain

Brace yourself, because what you are about to watch is this beautiful video, with their delicate yet exquisite wings, butterflies often leave us all fascinated. But wings aren’t the only fascinating thing about butterflies. Did you know they also take part in a conspicuous gathering to collect nutrients from moist substances?

The phenomenon is called mud puddling. This usually happens in the mud or over a rotted plant matter, the species suck up essential salts from the fluid for survival.

And this video that captures just the same is slowly gaining traction online. Shared on Twitter, the video showcases a group of black butterflies mud puddling to collect salts. The video is winning people’s hearts and may have the same effect on you.

“Called as mud puddling. Where butterflies gather to collect salts. From a random visit,” read the caption of the video shared on Twitter by IFS officer Parveen Kaswan.

Watch the video here:

Called as mud puddling. Where butterflies gather to collect salts. From a random visit. pic.twitter.com/bsJH1VjZNg

— Parveen Kaswan, IFS (@ParveenKaswan) April 11, 2023

In the 10-second-long video, the black butterflies can be seen gathered around the mud puddle and fluttering their wings. “Mud puddling. A behaviour where butterflies congregate around mud, dung, water etc to suck up the required fluids & salt. The music of forest is additional here. Field visit (sic),” Parveen Kaswan wrote sharing the video.

The video has garnered over lakh views on Twitter leaving people curious about the phenomenon. Many also called the sight of their gathering ‘beautiful.’ A user commented, “Sometimes I wonder how did mother earth create such simple yet beautiful parts of nature.”