Cactus mice [Peromyscus eremicus] are omnivores, which means that they may eat plants and other animals. For example, they feed on seeds and mesquite beans. They are known to eat from the available vegetation. So they accept the blossoms, fruits, and leaves of green plants. But they also eat bugs and insects, such as crickets and mealworms. And they like fresh, clean water to drink.
Mealworms do not eat cacti.
The desert tortoise, javelina and deer will eat prickly pear cacti.
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No, mealworms do not eat cacti and cacti do not occur naturally in the Sahara. Cacti are natives to American deserts.
In the United States, javelina and deer will eat prickly pear cacti. Some insects and a few rodents as well as the desert tortoise may dine on cacti.I do not know of any animals that eat cacti, on account of their spines, however, some bats, bees, and probably butterflies eat cactus nectar, and various animals may eat their fruit. Humans, however, do eat edible cacti, because they can cut off the spines. An example of an edible cacti is the prickly pear cactus.Deer and rabbits eat the cactus flowerbuds...
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In the desert, animals like desert tortoises, rabbits, and insects eat cacti. This impacts the ecosystem by controlling cacti population growth and providing food for other animals in the food chain.
Some cacti are edible such as a prickly pear cactus. Their pads and fruit's spines can be removed or burned off to eat. Some cacti however aren't edible such as the teddy bear cactus due to its spines which are heavily distriputed across the plant.
Yes, many cacti genera are found in the desert.
Yes, there are numerous species of cacti in the Mojave Desert.
Yes, cacti grow in the Great Basin Desert.Yes, cacti grow in the Great Basin Desert.
Yes, there are cacti in the deserts of California.