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No desert animals actually feed on the plant itself. However, bees, bats and some birds do feed on the nectar and/or pollen of the saguaro flower and some animals feed on the sweet fruit produced by the plant if it falls to the ground making it accessible.
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What eats saguaro cactus?
No large animals that I am aware of eat the saguaro. The prickly pear cactus is usually the choice for many animals.
What eats prickly pear cacti in the desert?
There is no such place as the Saguaro Desert. There is the Sonoran Desert where the saguaro cactus grows. Some small animals such as rodents and rabbits feed on the prickly pear as well as javelina, deer, pronghorns, bighorn sheep and tortoises.
What animal eats star cactus?
tortoise...(turtles) Javalina, deer, rabbits and others munch on cacti. Various birds eat the fruit of the saguaro and prickly pear.
What role does the Gila woodpecker have for the saguaro cactus?
One role that the Gila woodpecker [Melanerpes uropygialis] plays for the saguaro cactus [Carnegiea gigantea] is as pollinator. It's one of the major predators of the saguaro's large, edible, dark plum like fruits. In eating the fruit, it eliminates the seeds by which the saguaro naturally reproduces.Another role is as predator. In a way, it doesn't matter how many saguaro fruits that that woodpecker eats. What's important is the elimination of the digested seeds. It's a natural way of insuring perpetuation of the saguaro species.But the woodpecker affects another of the cactus' body parts other than the fruit. The woodpecker is known to drill holes into the stem, for nest building. The drilling and the nesting can be a problem, depending upon the extent of the damage.
What is an animal that eats a cactus?
deer,people, and raabbits.
What desert bird eats the barrel cactus?
No bird eats the barrel cactus. However, some birds may feed on the fruit of the plant and its seeds.
What animal eats lizards from the desert?
fox
What desert animal eats a pocket mouse?
fox
What animal in the Australian desert has a low chance of surviving by animals eating you?
If an animal eats me in the Australian desert it affects only the animal that gets me for a meal.
What animal eats papyrus and is native to Egypt?
the desert fox eats papyrus and it is native to Egypt
What kind of animal eats a snake in the desert?
an elf owl. for more read a desert book!
What animal eats papyrus?
Many animals eat the papyrus plant. For example, the desert fox eats papyrus. The desert fox is native to Egypt.
