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Why does a caterpillar like milkweed?
The ant milks the caterpillar because it needs food for the ant colony. The ant also does this to help the caterpillar.
Insect that most people find harmless?
Ants, lady bugs, roly poly, caterpillar
What hunt caterpillas?
I think wasps, prayingmantas, spiders and sometimes if a caterpillar's pupa is clumsy then the ants eat it.
Can atree frog eat a catapeler?
Yes, a tree frog can and will eat a caterpillar. They will also eat snails and ants.
How are ants and caterpillars the same?
Because a caterpillar is the first stage of a butterflies life!! xx Gymnast27
Can I help a caterpillar get out of its cacoon?
Do not help the caterpillar, the caterpillar will realize the cacoon is open so the caterpillar will go out of the cacoon and form another if it can so leave your caterpillar alone.
How can you prevent ants from eating monarch caterpillars?
I haven't had a problem with ants but there are wasps that lay their eggs in the caterpillars. The wasp larva eat their way out, killing the monarch caterpillar. I frequently have this problem with the caterpillars of swallowtail butterflies.
Do ants help your environment?
Yes, ants help aerate the soil and clean up the forest floor. They also help with pollination.
Why can't an ant get together with a caterpillar and give birth to millions of super catapiller ants and transform into like butterfly ants that can fly?
Basic geneogly if two creatures are within 10,000 years of evolutionary diversity then they are still considered genetically compatibly. Ant and caterpillar are much beyond the 10,000 limit. The caterpillar and the ant have extremely different mating habits and nether creature would ever consider the act. Also there are ants that possess the ability to fly. Flying is very energy inefficient and if a whole colony of cant is to evolve the ability to fly they would require more energy than the surrounding land would be able to produce. Butterfly ants would be funny.
Can you help me identify a black and orange fuzzy caterpillar?
Yes, the black and orange fuzzy caterpillar you may be referring to is likely a Milkweed Tussock Moth caterpillar.
How do legs help a caterpillar?
thay can help to clime or git some where
What is the symbiotic relationship between Leaf-cutter Ants and Fungus?
It is a mutualistic relationship if both organisms benefit, commensalism if one benefits and the other gets nothing, and parasitic if one benefits and the other is harmed.
