Easy for the carnivorous caterpillar to catch its prey before it can escape.
Carnivorous caterpillars have the same life style and reproduction as any other caterpillars. They will be a caterpillar until it builds a cocoon to become a moth or butterfly.
By protecting itself
Yes, most species are they feed on plant material. However, there are some species that are carnivorous and therefore not primary consumers.
yes , they are flesh eaters (carnivorous)
Could be both. Some caterpillars are carnivorous, and they can certainly prey on trees. Caterpillars also can be eaten by a number of species, particularly birds.
It depends on the species. Most caterpillars are herbivores however, there are some species which are carnivorous (one, the chalk hill blue, feeds on ants)
They are in packs because it gives them a better advantage of survival.
Mimi can give predators and prey a survival advantage
no, caterpillars are widely known for eating large mammals and infecting them with a poison that leads to mutations such as a second head and aproximatly 17 toes on each foot, before the prey is eaten by the caterpillar. if the weather goes beow 34oC the leaves will fall from the caterpillars under-belly!
Cnidarians are known only to consume fish for their dietary needs for survival. These animals are known as carnivorous consumers.
If a leaf eating caterpillar turns into a nectar eating butterfly, this feeding behavior allows the species to consume a larger variety of foods.
they make their own habitats with their claws because they dig