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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.
It should be noted that platypuses do not eat frogs, tadpoles, fish or plants.
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How is a platypus classified as an eater?
The platypus is classified as a carnivore. The reason for this is because they eat insects, worms, freshwater shrimp, and other small meaty creatures that dwell along the freshwater riverbeds.
What do pikes eat?
they will eat any small creatures. This includes fish, mice, frogs and water snakes.
What fresh water creatures eat grass?
manatu
What does a platypus mostly do?
A platypus spends most of its time finding food. The platypus has to eat the equivalent of its own weight daily, and its weight averages from 800 grams (for females) to around 2kg for males. This means the platypus has to find anough yabbies, crustaceans, insect larvae and other tiny creatures to meet this weight every day.
Is Platypus meat good?
It is illegal to eat platypus.
What type of food do hawks eat?
Birds, rodents, snakes, other small creatures.
Do platypuses eat plants and if they do what kind?
Platypuses do not eat plants. They are completely carnivorous and only eat small freshwater creatures such as yabbies and crayfish, and insects and their larvae. Sometimes, plant parts will be ingested accidentally as the platypus seeks other food, but vegetation is not part of the platypus's diet.
How do they eat the platypus?
The platypus is not eaten. It is illegal to hunt and/or kill platypuses. If the question means "How do platypuses eat", platypuses 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. To catch their prey, platypuses make hundreds of dives a day in order to catch enough food. They use the fine, sensitive electroreceptors on their bills, which detect the tiny electrical impulses made by underwater creatures. After locating their prey, they dig up the mud with their bill to grasp them, crushing the creatures between grinding plates in their bills.
What sea creatures do a stonefish eat?
Any type of fish that swims by
Does an antelope eat a platypus?
No. There are no antelope in Australia, which is the natural home of the platypus. Even if there were, it is highly unlikely that an antelope would wish to eat a platypus.
How do electroreceptors help the platypus?
The platypus uses the electroreceptors in its bill to find food. It closes its eyes when underwater, and uses its bill to detect movements. Equipped with electroreceptors, the sensitive bill can sense electrical impulses, even the tiniest of movements made by underwater crustaceans.
Can you eat a platypus?
No.Whilst the Aborigines no doubt hunted and ate platypuses, it is illegal to eat a platypus now.
