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How do monarch butterflies have babies?

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Do butter flies lay eggs?

No a housefly does not have a shell, it is an insect and has an exoskeleton.


Are butterflies eggs fertile if there is no male?

The eggs would not hatch if not fertilised by a male. A female butterfly will lay her eggs only after being fertilised by a male butterfly.


How many babies do butterflies have?

The average butterfly lays several hundred eggs. The number that hatch into larva depends on the conditions in which the eggs are laid.


How does laying many eggs help the butterfly help?

Laying a great number of eggs helps to ensure that the species will survive. Many organisms lay a large number of eggs because many of the eggs will get eaten, squashed etc. Many will hatch but then some of the young will get killed/eaten some will grow to adults and reproduce.


From what does a caterpillar hatch?

Yes they are born form eggs that mature butterflies lay.


Do butterfli lay eggs?

Yes, butterflies do lay eggs. The adults lay eggs on the plants that the caterpillars like to eat, so that when the caterpillars hatch they are right there surrounded by food. In fact, a lot of caterpillars even start out by eating their own eggshell!


How does a butterfly makes it young ones?

A butterfly lays eggs, usually on the underside of leaves, which hatch into caterpillars. The caterpillars then feed and grow, forming a chrysalis where they undergo metamorphosis and finally emerge as adult butterflies.


How many eggs does the female butterfly lay?

Butterflies may lay as few as several dozen eggs, or as many as several hundred, depending on the species. The number that hatch depend on the weather, the location in which they are laid, and the condition of the eggs themselves.


How does a butterfly have babies?

Butterflies lay eggs, which hatch into larvae, which when they have grown sufficiently will undergo metamorphosis into a butterfly.


How many weeks does it take for a caterpillar to hatch into a butterfly?

Approximately 3 weeks. Females lay eggs 5 to 7 days after emerging from the chrysalis. The eggs hatch after three days. Caterpillars emerge from the eggs and eat for 10 to 12 days before forming chrysalides. Adult butterflies emerge from the chrysalides in 7 to 10 days.


Do butterflies lay on mint?

Butterflies do not lay eggs directly on mint plants. They typically prefer to lay their eggs on specific host plants that caterpillars will feed on once they hatch. However, butterflies may still visit mint plants for nectar and as a food source.