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There are various methods animals use to find water in the desert.
- Some obtain their water needs from plants such as the cactus
- Desert oases are a source of water for migratory birds nd many other creatures
- Some animals survive on "metabolic water", the water that is produced when sugars and starches are broken down. Jerboas, for instance, never need to drink.
- Desert animals are specially adapted to the dry conditions. Most of them do not need to drink water, but obtain sufficient moisture from the foods they eat.
- Some desert animals burrow down deep to find water.
- Others are specifically "shaped" to collect water. For example, the body of the thorny devil in Australia is completely covered in sharp spikes which actually collect the moisture that condenses in the early morning (or the occasional rains) and channel it directly down towards its mouth.
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How do animals obtain water from a cactus?
Some animals will obtain all or part of the water they require by consuming prickly pear cacti.Some animals will obtain all or part of the water they require by consuming prickly pear cacti.
Which desert animal feeds off the barrel cactus?
All kinds of water needing animals will use this plant to obtain water. Birds, rodents, and humans.
How does the saguaro cactus help the desert?
The saguaro holds water and food inside of it and usally owels nest in them. So you could just say it helps the animals get nutrients.
How are a camel and cactus useful in a desert?
b'coz they need less water to survive
What abiotic factor of the desert has the greatest effect on the cactus?
Water, or the lack of water, has the greatest effect on cacti.
How do animals obtain water from a cactus?
Some animals will obtain all or part of the water they require by consuming prickly pear cacti.Some animals will obtain all or part of the water they require by consuming prickly pear cacti.
Some desert animal get water from this?
The barrel cactus can be a plant that animals can get water from in the desert.
What are some desert plants that animals can get water from?
Cactus
Which desert animal feeds off the barrel cactus?
All kinds of water needing animals will use this plant to obtain water. Birds, rodents, and humans.
What eats desert insects?
Insects in the desert eat cactus, deadwood, flowers and rotting animals. Desert bugs also obtain water through there food so they want to eat moist woods.
How can cactus be more useful than a rose?
cactus has water for animals and it is a home for most desert creatures
Where do animals get water in the desert besides from a cactus?
Sometimes under the ground depending on the animal or desert.
Do desert animals get water from eating other animals?
They get water from the fluids of other animals, eating plants aka/ drinking the moisture on the plants aka cactus, or if there is rain.
What is the thorns on the cactus for?
The cactus is one of the few plants found in the desert, and in order to survive it needs a massive amount of water. Since it does not rain all year round in a desert, cacti store water when it does rain. So the needles on the cactus protect their water-rich flesh from other things in the desert.
What does a cactus in the desert compete for?
A cactus competes with other plants for water.
How do you find water in the desert?
You can find water in cactus.
How do animals find water in the Sahara desert?
Some animals can get water from cacti like the prickly pear. They have lots of water and juice inside them, so if an animal can break it open without getting hurt on the spines, it has water. ---- Most of the desert animals do not need to drink water, but obtain sufficient moisture from the foods they eat, even if their diet consists of mainly insects or seeds and grasses. Some desert animals burrow down deep to find water, and these burrows also protect them from the heat of the desert sun. Others are specifically "shaped" to collect water. For example, the body of the thorny devil in Australia is completely covered in sharp spikes which actually collect the moisture that condenses in the early morning (or the occasional rains) and channel it directly down towards its mouth.
