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no, caterpillars are widely known for eating large mammals and infecting them with a poison that leads to mutations such as a second head and aproximatly 17 toes on each foot, before the prey is eaten by the caterpillar. if the weather goes beow 34oC the leaves will fall from the caterpillars under-belly!
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What is the survival advantage of a carnivorous caterpillar?
Easy for the carnivorous caterpillar to catch its prey before it can escape.
What is the reproduction of the carnivorous caterpillar?
Carnivorous caterpillars have the same life style and reproduction as any other caterpillars. They will be a caterpillar until it builds a cocoon to become a moth or butterfly.
Is a caterpillar a primary consumer?
Yes, most species are they feed on plant material. However, there are some species that are carnivorous and therefore not primary consumers.
Is a caterpillar a preditor or prey?
Could be both. Some caterpillars are carnivorous, and they can certainly prey on trees. Caterpillars also can be eaten by a number of species, particularly birds.
Are caterpillar herbivores carnivores or omnivores?
It depends on the species. Most caterpillars are herbivores however, there are some species which are carnivorous (one, the chalk hill blue, feeds on ants)
What is the iimportance of caterpillar?
Food chains. If the caterpillar were to all die out, some bird species will either die out or reduce in number due to the lack of a food source, and in turn will affect some other carnivorous predators as there are less birds to eat and likewise for the next predators up the food chain etc.
What part of speech is carnivorous?
Carnivorous is an adjective.
Is a caterpillar a predator?
It depends on the species of caterpillar. Some are carnivorous, eating insects or other caterpillar species. Some are cannibalistic. At least one Hawaiian species of caterpillar traps snails in silk traps and eats them.
What is the possessive noun for caterpillar?
The possessive form of the noun caterpillar is caterpillar's.Example: The caterpillar's colors are black and red.
Is caterpillar mimicry?
No a caterpillar is a mimicry
What is a destructive caterpillar?
What is a destructive caterpillar?
How does a caterpillar explode?
Caterpillar do not explode.
