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Wild animals do not go on diets, but they do have a diet. The platypus's diet is primarily tiny crustaceans and insect larvae that live on the bottom of freshwater creeks, rivers and lakes. (They do not eat fish.)
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What diet does a platypus have?
A platypus diet consist mainly of insect larvae, shrimp, crayfish and worms. The average platypus eats 20% of its body weight everyday.
Does the platypus have a diet?
All animals have a diet. The platypus's diet is primarily tiny crustaceans and insect larvae that live on the bottom of freshwater creeks, rivers and lakes. (They do not eat fish.)
What organisms would compete with a platypus for food?
No other organisms compete with the platypus for food. Its feeding habits and its habitat are unique. No other mammal feeds on the variety of freshwater crustaceans and other invertebrates for which the platypus forages. In wetland areas, only freshwater wading birds have a similar diet, but the platypus prefers clear rivers, lakes and creeks rather than wetlands for its habitat.
Do playpus eat meat?
No they do not eat meat. A Platypus is a carnivore. Its diet consists mainly of shrimp, crayfish, insect larvae and worms.
What is a platypus's bill?
a platypus's bill is a bill that is on a platypus
What is Platypus bill?
a platypus's bill is a bill that is on a platypus
What is the binomial name for the platypus?
Ornithorhynchus anatinusThe original name was Platypus anatinus, from Greek and Latin words meaning "flat-footed, duck-like". After realising that the name "platypus" had already be given to a group of beetles, the scientist involved assigned the platypus the scientific name of Ornithorhynchus anatinus, the first word of which means "bird-like snout".
Is a platypus a hoarder?
No. The platypus is not a hoarder.
Is a platypus a primate?
A Platypus is not a primate.
What else can a platypus be called?
The platypus should not be called anything else. It is just a platypus. It is not a duckbilled platypus, or any other such misnomer.
Are platypus eggs edible?
No. The platypus does not eat plants. Platypuses are carnivores. They are predators; they eat small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae of caddisflies, mayflies and two-winged flies, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and crayfish. Sometimes, some aquatic plants are accidentally ingested with the invertebrates collected by the platypus. These do not constitute part of the platypus's diet.
Local name of platypus?
The platypus is called the platypus wherever one happens to be in Australia.
