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No it is not
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Is milkweed a suitable food for birds why?
No it is not
Is milk weed suitable for birds explain your answer?
No. Milkweed is toxic to just about everything but Monarch butterflies; who are toxic to birds.
What bug tastes bitter and yucky to birds?
Monarch Butterflies because they feed on milkweed and milkweed is poison.
What food web is the milkweed part of?
Milkweed is eaten by several species of insects, most notably the monarch butterfly larvae, red milkweed beetle, and milkweed tussock caterpillar or tiger moth. In turn, monarchs are eaten by birds, and tiger moths by bats.
Why are the milkweed threatened?
Milkweed plants are threatened primarily due to habitat loss, agricultural practices, and the use of herbicides. Loss of habitat reduces the availability of suitable areas for milkweed to grow, leading to declines in populations. Additionally, milkweed is a primary food source for monarch butterflies, and the decline in milkweed plants has contributed to the decline in monarch butterfly populations.
What two plants which Humming Birds may visit frequently to find nectar?
Milkweed & bloodflower
How many milkweed plants are there?
There is common milkweed, purple milkweed, tropical milkweed, and swamp milkweed.
What eats a butterfly?
The animals that eat a caterpillar or butterfly include spiders, frogs, lizards and birds.
How is the milkweed important to butterflies?
I am growing Milkweed , and Monarch butterflies will only lay her eggs on them because monarch caterpillas can only eat this type of plant. :) I hope I helped everyone with this question :) Anymore question inbox me on facebook : Gustav V-Sloan
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.
Why are milkweed seeds light and feathery?
Milkweed seeds are light and feathery because they have a parachute-like structure called a pappus that allows them to be easily carried by the wind. This helps them disperse over long distances to find suitable locations for germination and growth.
Is milkweed in Jamaica?
Yes. There is milkweed in Jamaica. The Jamaican Monarch lives on milkweed.
