The caterpillars feed on milkweed leaves. The adults feed on any nectar-producing flowers such as asters, goldenrod, marigolds, and swan plants.
No. Adult butterflies of any species do not eat grass. They must drink nectar and sap from flowers and plants.
Monarch butterflies use their keen sense of smell to detect chemicals emitted by the swan plants. These chemicals act as attractants and help guide the butterflies to the plants where they can lay their eggs. Additionally, monarch butterflies have a natural instinct to search for specific host plants like swan plants for egg-laying.
butterfly fish reproduce by laying eggs in the sea
landing on them
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.
Monarch butterflies eat nectar from flowers.
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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.
no, but if the animal does not know it is a bad animal to eat it will get a stomach ache
Milkweed is important to butterflies because it is the host plant for monarch butterfly caterpillars. Monarch butterflies lay their eggs exclusively on milkweed plants, and the caterpillars feed on the leaves of milkweed as they grow and develop. Without milkweed, monarch butterflies would not be able to complete their life cycle.
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No. Monarch butterflies only drink nectar. They cannot eat other insects.