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Platypuses do not eat big animals. They eat small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae of caddisflies, mayflies and two-winged flies, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and crayfish. During summer, they eat more than during winter, in order to build up reserves of fat.
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Do platypuses eat spiders?
No. Platypuses eat small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and crayfish. They do not eat anything terrestrial.
Can platypuses kill animals?
Platypuses are not hunters of vertebrates: they eat only invertebrates. However, the venom of a male platypus can kill animals up to the size of a small dog.
Do platypuses eat different things throughout the seasons for example bark in the winter for some animals?
No. Platypuses feed on the same food throughout the year, as their food source does not tend to change with the seasons.
Do platypus eat mainly fish?
No: platypuses do not eat fish at all. Platypuses eat small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and crayfish.
Do platypuses eat dogs?
No. Although platypuses are carnivores, they do not eat dogs. They are predators; they eat small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and crayfish.
Do platypuses eat squirrels?
No. To begin with, platypuses and squirrels live on completely different continents. Platypuses live only in Australia, and there are no squirrels in Australia. Secondly, platypuses do not eat larger live animals. They hunt for small crustaceans and insect larvae which live on the bottom of creeks and rivers.
Do platypuses eat krill abundant small fish?
No. Platypuses do not eat fish at all. Platypuses eat small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae of caddisflies, mayflies and two-winged flies, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and crayfish.
What plants do platypuses eat?
Platypuses do not eat plants. Platypuses are carnivores. They are predators, and feed on small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and crayfish. The only times they eat plants are if they accidentally swallow them while ingesting invertebrates.
Can platypuses eat caterpillars?
No. Platypuses eat small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and crayfish. They do all their hunting underwater, and do not eat anything outside of the water.
Do platypuses eat slugs?
This really depends on what is meant by "slugs". Platypuses eat small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae of caddisflies, mayflies and two-winged flies, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and crayfish. Insect larvae and worms might be considered by some to be "slugs" but they are not true slugs, and are not eaten by platypuses.
Do platypuses eat mangroves?
No. Platypuses do not eat mangroves or any other plant matter.
Do Australians eat platypus?
Australians most certainly do not eat platypuses. Long ago, the indigenous people of Australia hunted platypuses when they still lived their traditional lifestyle. In modern times, while some tribes live semi traditional lifestyles, they do not eat platypuses.
