answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

The red stuff is actually miconium- a stored waste product of the larvae (caterpillar).

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar
More answers
User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago

what is the red stuff that comes out of catterpiller

This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Why do butterflies produce red stuff?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What do butterfly's need to survive?

butterflies need the stuff in the flowers


What is being done to protect monarchs butterflies?

stuff


What do red lacewing butterflies eat?

red lacewing butterflies eat moths,leaves and other insects like ants


Are red- spotted purple butterflies endangered?

no


Are butterflies colored when they come out of cocoons?

Yeah but they r covered in cocoony stuff


Where do red-spotted purple butterflies live?

Outside


Where do red- spotted purple butterflies live?

Outside


What do red spotted purple butterflies eat?

privet and poplar


What painted lady red admiral and monarch are species of?

butterflies


What is the red stuff in meat thermometers?

The red stuff in most thermometers is alcohol. The silver stuff is Mercury.


How do butterflies make there cocons?

Butterflies don't make cocoons - caterpillars do. They produce silk (similar to a spider) which they form into a cocoon while they change from caterpillar to butterfly.


What are two special things about butterfly?

Butterflies can see red, green, and yellow.Butterflies taste with their feet. ( Butterflies have taste receptors on their feet )