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Depends upon the species, each type of caterpillar has its own host plant example: monarch caterpillars only eat milkweed.
If you move a caterpillar from its specialized host plant it may die because it may not be able to find it's way back to the appropriate plant again.
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∙ 12y agocaterpillars eat leaves and drink the juice out of fruit
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Do caterpillars eat other caterpillars Not people diets?
no caterpillars dont eat other caterpillars or people they eat plants and protein.
Do caterpillars eat lime plants?
No Only LIME caterpillars (caterpillars which are born at lime plants/leaves) eat lime leaves. They eat leaves that they are suitable for.
Do catipillars live in gardens?
Yes, sometimes, to eat the plants. The kind of caterpillars vary depending on what plants are growing.
What do caterpillars eat besides leaves?
Caterpillars also eat plants and grass!
Why you send caterpillars from your garden?
Caterpillars eat your plants and their leaves.
What plants do caterpillars eat?
Leafs
What do caterpillars typically eat?
Caterpillars are larval form of the order Lepidoptera. Caterpillars eat plants called host plants, while the adult butterflies drink nectar plants. If caterpillars don't have access to their specific host plant, they wont eat anything and thus they will die.
What sort of plants do caterpillars eat?
Different caterpillars eat various things. Most eat the leaves of plants, a few eat the eggs of insects, aphids, scale insects or ant larvae. Some eat other caterpillars.
Are caterpillars a friend or a foe to plants why?
Caterpillars are foes to plants because they eat their leaves which are the ones that do photosynthesis, they destroy plants...
What does caterpiller eats?
It depends upon the species of caterpillar. Monarch butterfly caterpillars eat milkweed. Gulf Fritillary caterpillars eat only passionvine. Many moth caterpillars can eat several types of plants. Butterflies are the most particular. They can eat only very limited species of plants. Without those plants, they will starve. Harvester butterfly caterpillars are 'meat' eaters; they eat aphids. Some caterpillars are cannibals and will eat other caterpillars off and on, but not as their primary diet.
What kind of plant does a catepiller eat?
Most insects are plant specific. Monarch Butterflies eat milk weed. Tent caterpillars eat alder. Pine caterpillars eat (of course) pine trees despite the obnoxious pitch. You question has to be more specific.
Why are caterpillars cannibals?
In general, caterpillars eat plants. If they cannot find any plants to eat, however, they can sometimes resort to being cannibals.
