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Much like human fetuses, butterfly larvae can sometimes have genetic defects that can affect whether they successfully complete the transition to adult butterfly. They can also be affected by bacteria or viruses that can disrupt their transition within the chrysalis. I have hand raised many caterpillars to successful hatching and release, but sometimes there are a few which fail to complete the processs. While it is sad and disappointing, it is simply part of the natural process. Hope this helps.
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What is Iocomotory organ of butterflies?
The locomotive organ of butterflies are their wings. Without their wings they would have to crawl on the ground.
What would be the best way to attract monarch butterflies to your yard?
food
What are butterflies?
Butterflies like the viceroy have adaptations that help them survive. The viceroy would make a tasty snack for birds if they didn't look like the monarch. The Monarch Butterflies bright colours and horrible taste to birds help them survive. Birds stay away from them. The viceroy has an advantage by looking almost exactly like the monarch. I hope that helps you!
What colors is a baby monarch?
Monarch butterflies start their lives out as caterpillars. A 'baby monarch' would be a monarch caterpillar. Monarch caterpillars striped black and yellow along their back.
Want to know more about monarch butterflys?
I would want to know what the Monarch Butterflies ate during the migration.
What tool would be best to use to determine the percentage of butterflies damaged wings?
The first tool you would need to determine the percentage of butterflies with damaged wings would be a catch net. The second tool would be a hand lens.
What is the plural possessive of wings?
The plural possessive noun would be written as the butterflies' wings.
How do monarch butterflies protect itself?
Many butterflies use eye spots, like peacocks, for defense. The spots are a common form of defense that use a pattern on the top, underneath, or both sides or their front and back wings. Some butterfly species have two large eye spots on their rear wings. When a predator approaches, the butterfly will suddenly show its eye spots and frighten the would-be attacker away.
How is milkweed important to butterflies?
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.
Can a butterfly poison a human?
According to an Internet search, there is no butterfly that is so poisonous that it would kill a human. There are butterflies that are extremely distasteful to birds and other such predators due to the larva's consumption of poisonous plants. The Monarch butterfly is a well-known example of that. The larva eat milkweed.
Where can you find monarch butterflies in NYC?
The zoo would be the only place. Monarch butterflies like warm weather and native to Mexico and South America. They migrate in the spring to California Monterey groves. I can't imagine that they would survive through the winters in NYC without protection.
What type of adaptation does a butterfly have?
Butterflies like the viceroy have adaptations that help them survive. The viceroy would make a tasty snack for birds if they didn't look like the monarch. The monarch butterflies bright colours and horrible taste to birds help them survive. Birds stay away from them. The viceroy has an advantage by looking almost exactly like the monarch. I hope that helps you!
