In the United States, javelina and deer will eat prickly pear cacti. Some insects and a few rodents as well as the desert tortoise may dine on cacti.
I do not know of any animals that eat cacti, on account of their spines, however, some bats, bees, and probably butterflies eat cactus nectar, and various animals may eat their fruit. Humans, however, do eat edible cacti, because they can cut off the spines. An example of an edible cacti is the prickly pear cactus.
Deer and rabbits eat the cactus flowerbuds...
About the only animal that will eat any form of cholla cacti are various scale insects.
Yes, cacti grow in the Great Basin Desert.Yes, cacti grow in the Great Basin Desert.
Yes, there are cacti in the deserts of California.
Mealworms do not eat cacti.
About the only animal large enough to take down a desert bighorn is the cougar.
About the only animal that will eat any form of cholla cacti are various scale insects.
In the desert, animals like desert tortoises, rabbits, and insects eat cacti. This impacts the ecosystem by controlling cacti population growth and providing food for other animals in the food chain.
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people leopards lions (although these will only eat the small or the young ones,] jackals and hyenas.
Lots of people do, in fact, a few animals (most commonly desert animals eating CACTI PEAR)
In the desert, there are different animal species that feed on cacti, including wrens, certain types of sparrows, Gambel's quail, jackrabbits, peccaries, desert bighorn sheep, and rodents. Bats, bees, and wasps also feed on the nectar of cacti flowers.
Yes, many cacti genera are found in the desert.
Yes, there are numerous species of cacti in the Mojave Desert.
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Yes, cacti grow in the Great Basin Desert.Yes, cacti grow in the Great Basin Desert.
Yes, there are cacti in the deserts of California.
Yes, I'm pretty sure there are cacti in the Thar Desert