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What birds eat monarch butterflies?
yes they taste bad to the birds because they are posinious
What do monarch butterflies eat and what are their predators?
Monarchs consume nectar from various plants. Monarchs are toxic to eat but they are sometimes consumed by birds. Monarch eggs are sometimes eaten by the Asian lady beetle.
Does this combination of adaptations make every monarch butterfly safe from birds?
No. Since new birds are hatched every year, the young ones won't know that monarchs taste so bad. Also, the viceroy butterfly looks like a monarch. Birds eat it and it tastes good. So if that bird sees a monarch it thinks is a viceroy butterfly, it'll eat it.
Monarch butterflies are toxic to birds monarch caterpillars eat?
Some birds and other animals find the toxins in a Monarch caterpillar or butterfly extremely distateful. They can become sick after eating a Monarch buterfly. Other birds quite happily eat Monarch caterpillars and butterflies. It simply depends upon the species of bird!
What behavior does the viceroy use to deter birds that would otherwise eat it?
Viceroy butterflies are not poisonous, but they look just like poisonous monarch butterflies. Which behavior does the viceroy use to deter birds that would otherwise eat it
What eats a butterfly?
The animals that eat a caterpillar or butterfly include spiders, frogs, lizards and birds.
What eats Monarch butterfly caterpillars?
The organisms that eat monarch butterflies are insects. Yes they are poisinous, but some organisms can handle the poisin in their system. Mostly the insects that eat the monarch butterfly is a wasp, stink bug, and more!
Viceroy butterflies are not poisonous but they look just like poisonous monarch butterflies. Which behavior does the viceroy use to deter birds that would otherwise eat it?
Viceroy butterflies use mimicry as a defense mechanism to deter birds from eating them. By resembling the toxic monarch butterflies, which are unpalatable to predators, viceroys exploit the learned aversion that birds have toward their poisonous counterparts. This resemblance helps the viceroy avoid predation, as birds may mistake them for monarchs and choose not to eat them.
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.
Does anything eat a monarch?
no, but if the animal does not know it is a bad animal to eat it will get a stomach ache
What insects migrate long distances?
Monarch Butterflies. They fly south for the winter like birds do.
Are monarch butterflies poisonous to dogs?
Some butterflies such as the Monarch, eat poisonous plants as caterpillars, resulting in the butterfly being toxic. Insect eaters like birds seem to know not to eat these butterflies. Monarchs are most likely poisonous to some extent in dogs.
