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Centipedes eat live prey.
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Do centipedes eat the woodlouse?
They help to control the woodlouse population from increasing too rapidly. BY EATING THEM. ~LJTG
What does a centepede eat?
Any living thing smaller then it!!they are the main predators of the insect kingdomand good for pest control!!
What do centipedes eat?
Centipedes are active hunters, and they look around for smaller insects or spiders to eat. Rarely, a centipede will attack a larger prey. Where there is no prey, they will consume certain types of plants that have some of their necessary proteins. They eat insects, spiders, and other small invertebrates. If the centipede is large enough it will even attack small vertebrates like lizards.
What word is used to describe creatures that eat the meat of dead animals but do not usually hunt live prey?
Scavengers
What kind of plants do centipedes eat?
They don't eat plants. They are predators and eat insects. Millepedes on the other hand eat dead plant material.
What is good about centipedes?
centipede help to eat dead stuff
Is the centipede a decomposer?
No, except to the extent that some centipedes, at some times, may eat already-dead insects. Normally they are predators who catch and consume live prey (insects, spiders). The larvae, when recently hatched, will consume insects killed by their mother.
Do tigers eat live animals or dead ones?
they hunt and kill there prey. pretty sure
Do centipedes eat the woodlouse?
They help to control the woodlouse population from increasing too rapidly. BY EATING THEM. ~LJTG
What does a centepede eat?
Any living thing smaller then it!!they are the main predators of the insect kingdomand good for pest control!!
When snakes eat prey does the prey die instantly?
in the UK it is illegal to feed snakes live prey but people do !! if you have a larger snake and do feed it live prey some will constrict until the prey is dead but other will eat it alive and it will still be chirping or making a noise as it passes down the snakes body until it suffocates !you can view snakes eating live prey (rabbits ,birds ,chickens) on youtube
What eat's centipedes?
Birds will eat non poisonous centipedes.
What do centipedes eat?
Centipedes are active hunters, and they look around for smaller insects or spiders to eat. Rarely, a centipede will attack a larger prey. Where there is no prey, they will consume certain types of plants that have some of their necessary proteins. They eat insects, spiders, and other small invertebrates. If the centipede is large enough it will even attack small vertebrates like lizards.
Does a snake hut or scavenge for food?
To hunt is to kill and eat live prey, while scavenging is to eat things which are already dead. Snakes are hunters.
Can geckos eat dead crickets?
They won't if they are just placed in the cage. Geckos naturally eat live foods. Most gecko species will not take an interest in prey that is not moving. The nutritional balance would not be beneficial if the prey was dead.
What word is used to describe creatures that eat the meat of dead animals but do not usually hunt live prey?
Scavengers
What food do centipedes eat?
Centipedes are carnivorous. Their diet varies a bit depending on the species. Generally, they prey on smaller insects such as small worms, moth larvae, small slugs, spiders... and even other centipedes. However, some larger species of centipedes have been known to prey on small invertebrates and certain species of centipedes will even eat plants if they cannot find other source of food.
