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Platypuses do not eat plankton, so they do not need to find it.
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Do platypuses eat plankton?
No. Platypuses are carnivores. They are predators; they eat small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and crayfish. Platypuses catch their food in the water. They may make hundreds of dives in a single day. The bill of a platypus has sensitive electroreceptors which pick up tiny nerve and electrical impulses generated by crustaceans and other animals that inhabit the bottom of the creek or river. Plankton does not generate these impulses.
How do you make plankton in doodle god?
water+bactiria=plankton ;) your welcome
What do a platypus and a seal have in common?
Platypuses and seals are both semi-aquatic mammals that find their food in water, but this is about where the similarities end. Platypuses lay eggs and seals give live birth; platypuses require fresh water and seals are marine mammals; platypuses use electroreceptors in their bills to find invertebrates on which they feed, while seals primarily eat fish.
Where do platypuses mate?
Platypuses mate on land, not in the water.
Where do platypuses breed?
Platypuses breed on land. They do not mate in the water.
Do platypuses breed in water or land?
Platypuses breed on land. They only hunt for food in the water.
Are platypuses migratory or stationary?
Generally, platypuses stay in the same territory. However, drought and low water levels will force them to try and find a new creek or river.
Do Platypuses drink?
Yes. Platypuses do drink water. They are semi-aquatic and reliant upon water for their survival.
Does the presence of platypuses mean clean water?
Yes. platypuses are sensitive creatures that can live only in clean water. Polluted or saline water will drive platypuses away, unless they die first.
Can you fill a cup with lake water and just get phytoplankton that way?
No. Because, plankton can only survive in salt water because it has the right nutrients in it for them. So it very uncommon to find plankton in a lake.
Do platypuses live in freshwater or saltwater?
Platypuses can only live in fresh water.
Do platypuses live in streams?
Platypuses do not actually live in the water. Platypuses find all their food in freshwater creeks, rivers and ponds, and they burrow into riverbanks for shelter. Their burrows can be up to 30 metres (100 feet) in length, but they are dug above the waterline.
