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Platypuses do not eat earthworms or other terrestrial worms. They eat aquatic annelid worms.
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Do platypuses eat spiders?
No. Platypuses eat small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and crayfish. They do not eat anything terrestrial.
Do platypuses eat copperheads?
No. Platypuses feed only on tiny invertebrates such as insect larvae, crayfish and annelid worms.
Do platypus eat mainly fish?
No: platypuses do not eat fish at all. Platypuses eat small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and crayfish.
Do platypuses eat dogs?
No. Although platypuses are carnivores, they do not eat dogs. They are predators; they eat small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and crayfish.
Do platypuses eat krill abundant small fish?
No. Platypuses do not eat fish at all. Platypuses eat small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae of caddisflies, mayflies and two-winged flies, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and crayfish.
Can platypuses eat caterpillars?
No. Platypuses eat small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and crayfish. They do all their hunting underwater, and do not eat anything outside of the water.
Do platypuses eat slugs?
This really depends on what is meant by "slugs". Platypuses eat small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae of caddisflies, mayflies and two-winged flies, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and crayfish. Insect larvae and worms might be considered by some to be "slugs" but they are not true slugs, and are not eaten by platypuses.
What plants do platypuses eat?
Platypuses do not eat plants. Platypuses are carnivores. They are predators, and feed on small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and crayfish. The only times they eat plants are if they accidentally swallow them while ingesting invertebrates.
Does a platypus eat fruit?
No. Platypuses do not eat fruit. They are carnivores, feeding entirely on freshwater invertebrates such as crayfish, insect larvae and annelid worms.
Do platypuses eat yabbies?
Yes - but only very small ones. Whilst platypuses prefer smaller prey, they do eat a variety of invertebrates such as larvae, annelid worms and tiny crustaceans, including freshwater crayfish, or yabbies.
Are platypuses carnivores herbivores or omnivores?
Platypuses are not omnivores, but carnivores. They eat tiny insect larvae and other invertebrates, shrimp, shellfish and annelid worms they find on the bottom of creeks and rivers. They do not eat plants of any description.
What type of fish does a platypus eat?
Platypuses do not eat fish, nor any other vertebrate. They feed on invertebrates such as crustaceans, annelid worms and larvae.
