yes
You're right, they do eat plants! Specifically, they eat grasses, leafy plants, and flowers.
sometimes
Sabal palm leaves
Sabal palm leaves
Gopherus agassizii is the scientific name for the desert tortoise.
They love nectar from cactus flowers and just about any desert plant in bloom.
Insects in the desert eat cactus, deadwood, flowers and rotting animals. Desert bugs also obtain water through there food so they want to eat moist woods.
No Australian desert animals eat trees. No Australian animals eat trees at all, although many will feed on the leaves, flowers, shoots and even bark of trees.
No Australian desert animals eat trees. No Australian animals eat trees at all, although many will feed on the leaves, flowers, shoots and even bark of trees.
They eat the flowers,seeds,and some remains of the cactus.Sometimes they eat other animals they could find if they can't find other foods to eat.
Insects, such as grasshoppers, are the main animal that feeds on flowers and other such plants in the desert. Many flowering plants are a bit distasteful to other animals that much prefer to feed on grasses.
They eat the flowers,seeds,and some remains of the cactus.Sometimes they eat other animals they could find if they can't find other foods to eat.