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Yes, they do need water, but spraying water on the leaves they eat will NOT help, and t might even be harmful. They get everything they need from the specific plant they eat. But keeping caterpillars in jars and things, now that's the real question. Is it okay? That's up to you to decide, I guess.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoUm well. The food that most cata's eat contains their needed water and as far as I know, living creatures need a little water of some kind. The condensation in jars sufices for most of the water mine needed.
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∙ 14y agoYes, but most of the food you give them already have some water in it!
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∙ 13y agoYes
but they get it in a weird way. when they eat leaves and small fruit( they like sliced banana) the water inside the leaf gets "drank" when it eats leaves
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∙ 11y agoNo they do not. They get all the nutriants they need from the milkweed they eat; food and water.
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∙ 13y agoyes, they get their water from the juice from the milkweed. "they eat to drink"
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∙ 14y agono they do not
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What colors is a baby monarch?
Monarch butterflies start their lives out as caterpillars. A 'baby monarch' would be a monarch caterpillar. Monarch caterpillars striped black and yellow along their back.
What kinds of foods do caterpillers eat?
Different caterpillars eat different things. Most caterpillars eat leaves and stuff and need to be sprayed with water. Monarch caterpillars eat milkweed plants and eat a lot of it! If you have any caterpillars they might eat leaves that you pick from your back yard! MAKE sure you spray them!
Do monarch caterpillars eat more than painted lady caterpillars?
Yes!
Does a monarch caterpillars eat watermelon?
No it does not a monarch only eats milkweed and dogbane.
Do monarch caterpillars eat pumpkin skin?
no
What do the baby monarch butterflies look like?
Monarch butterfly caterpillars are yellow, black, and white striped and grow to be about two inches long before they pupate.
How can I identify caterpillars found on milkweed?
It's a monarch, Monarch's eat milkweed exclusively.
How can you prevent ants from eating monarch caterpillars?
I haven't had a problem with ants but there are wasps that lay their eggs in the caterpillars. The wasp larva eat their way out, killing the monarch caterpillar. I frequently have this problem with the caterpillars of swallowtail butterflies.
Do all monarch caterpillars eat their eggshells?
Not all of them.
What are Baby Monarch Butterflies called?
caterpillers
What kind of caterpillars turn into wasps and beetles?
Caterpillars do not turn into wasps or beetles. The only type of insect that caterpillars turn into are moths or butterflies.
Is milkweed a producer?
Milkweed is a producer. It feeds monarch caterpillars.
