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Caterpillars spend the better part of their lives eating. As a matter of fact as soon as a caterpillar is hatched it starts by eating the shell.
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How does the viceroy butterfly not benefit from eating milkweed?
The viceroy butterfly does not eat milkweed, it is a mimic of the monarch butterfly which does eat milkweed. The milkweed makes the monarch butterfly toxic to birds. Once a bird eats its first monarch butterfly it gets so sick that it learns to never try to eat anything that looks like a monarch butterfly ever again. The viceroy butterfly has evolved to mimic the monarch butterfly to avoid being eaten by birds that have previously tried eating a monarch butterfly.
How does Monarch Butterfly eat?
corn
What butterfly is also called the milkweed butterfly?
The monarch butterfly? They eat milkweed.
Do monarch butterfly eat their shells?
Probably! :) :(
What are the enemies of the monarch butterfly?
The biggest threat to the monarch butterfly are wasps, bees, frogs, and especially people. Insects like to eat the eggs of Monarch Butterflies.
How do monarch butterflies protect themselfs?
the monarch butterfly protects itself by its bright warning coloration. When a bird eats aMonarch butterfly, he will get sick and vomit it up. The next time, the bird will not eat a Monarch. The Viceroy butterfly also has similar coloration, but it does not produce the same somewhat poisonous chemicals that the Monarch does
What does a larva of Monarch Butterfly eat?
leaves and twigs to get fat and into a cacoon
Can monarch butterfly eat their own species?
yes
What is the niche of a Monarch Butterfly?
to distribute pollen and eat aphids which suck fruit juices
Is the viceroy butterfly's adaptations as effective as the monarch butterfly's no because?
The Monarch Butterfly (larvae) has adapted itself to eat milkweed plants, which are very bitter. Because of the food source, the butterfly begins to taste like milkweed to predators. This makes it so that predators don't want to eat them, and the butterfly is relatively protected from this type of predator. The Viceroy Butterfly has only adapted its color to that of the Monarch Butterfly, not its taste. This makes it unappealing to the same predators, thus increasing its chances of survival. This is known as Batesian Mimicry.
Does this combination of adaptations make every monarch butterfly safe from birds?
No. Since new birds are hatched every year, the young ones won't know that monarchs taste so bad. Also, the viceroy butterfly looks like a monarch. Birds eat it and it tastes good. So if that bird sees a monarch it thinks is a viceroy butterfly, it'll eat it.
How many animal eat milkweed and what animals are they?
I know only one: the monarch butterfly caterpillar.
