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Caterpillars
Caterpillars are the larval form of butterflies and moths and eat leaves voraciously.
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Yes, it is cruel. They are dropped into boiling water.
Is a caterpillar the baby of a butterfly?
No, caterpillars hatch from tiny eggs that the moth or butterfly has laid. If you have a caterpillar in captivity and suddenly lots of babies appear, these come from eggs on the cabbage or whatever that the caterpillar has been feeding on.
A:I caught about 29 caterpillars from my cauliflowers and within about 8 days, about 9 caterpillars had lots of incy-wincy baby caterpillars like 25 per caterpillar. So I looked on the Internet and many sites say that caterpillars are babies so how would they have babies?But then I found other sites and pictures on google images called caterpillar babies on page 2 and they look similar to my caterpillar however they are supposed to die not long after the babies hatch and that's what mine have done. So in my opinion yes caterpillars do have babies and then they wrap them up in a silky webs. They hatch and parent dies.
What do furry caterpillars eat?
Most caterpillars eat plant material. There are a few exceptions, for instance the Large Blue butterfly caterpillar eats red ant's eggs and larvae for up to 3 weeks after coming out of hibernation and pupating.
Is a Costa Rican hairy caterpillar poisonous?
One should be careful about touching these beasties, because some of them protect themselves with substances that are really bad for you.
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What does it mean when you see a white caterpillar in August?
Just that- you have a white caterpillar! No need to move under a rock anytime soon. :)
Do all caterpillars go through metamorphosis?
by definition, all caterpillars will undergo metamorphosis into a moth or butterfly. all species of living things evolve, which is an entirely different biological process. evolution occurs during the course of many generations; no single individual undergoes evolution.
What type of symmetry does a caterpillar have?
Moths, like all arthropods, have bilateral symmetry. This means they have symmetry across one plane (known as the sagittal plane, and directly down the centre of their body), which means one side of their body approximately mirrors the other side.
Do moths have the same four life phases as butterflies?
That depends on the Moth, ask someone at your local Natural History Museum for more information
No. They will drown. ( Trust me this answer is positive i tried it. Did NOT turn out good).
What do cup moth caterpillars eat?
most caterpillars eat leaves. it depends on what species the caterpillar is but most of the eat gumtree leaves or eucalyptus tree leaves!!
What kind of caterpillar looks like tree bark?
A tent caterpillar is an example of a caterpillar that will be found in trees. The insect in question (Malacosoma spp) spends the larval stage developing and feeding inside unsightly webs which they build on tree branches.
What does a brown tail moth caterpillars eat?
What a brown caterpillar eats
sometimes they eat leaves or fruit if you find a caterpillar and you keep it you should give it leaves from the plant (tree) you found it on. But generally they eatbrwon caterpillar food:-)
What caterpillar has brown tufts of fur and long black antennae and tail?
The Rusty Tussock Moth or Vapourer, Orgyia antiqua
What happens if the caterpillar didn't turn into a butterfly?
It will eather die in its cacoon or stay a catterpiller
What happens when you touch a woolly bear caterpillar?
I was actually stung by a woolly bear caterpillar. I came in contact with the caterpillar and now I have itchy sores at the site where I came in contact with one. They itch extremely bad and they still haven't gotten better and it has been 5 days. I also had an allergic reaction to the poison so I broke out all over. I advise you not to touch these things!!!
Can you get sick from eating plant eating caterpillars?
Yes, you can get sick from it. Maybe not in human form, but in animal form. Aphids are known as a parasite. My own dog has been sick for a week because the aphids are falling out of the trees. They land in her food and water bowl, she eats or drinks them. She has been sick for a week now after the parasites started falling out of the trees.
How long does it take for a Luna moth to become a butterfly?
2 to 5 weeks for moths but butter flies live up to 2 weeks the first week they grow up and get cared for and eat after being born in a cocoon and they second week they have kids and get eaten after the babies are laid in eggs and when they hatch they're catepillars and a catepillar changes how long it lives until it turns into a butterfly by how much they eat.
no, they do not because they do not have any sharp jaws or legs. Some kinds of worms do bite though.
Yes, any bug including caterpillars belong to the animal kingdom.
Why does a caterpillar's head fall off in chrysalis?
To dry out its wings. Gravity helps the fluid in the insects body to penetrate right though the wings so they're able to fly.
What is the average time a butterfly is in a cocoon?
It takes 10 days for a butterfly from its birth to grow up in a beautiful winged butterfly.
What kind of caterpillar has a hairy red middle with black ends?
There are over 70 different species of caterpillars and butterflies, but I strongly believe that the caterpillar you are describing is simply the Monarch Butterfly, one of the most well-known species of butterfly on Earth. The caterpillar of such, is all black with different shades of orange and yellow stripes lining its back and neck. It has two tiny antenna on its black head. See attached page for more information: http://www.monarch-butterfly.com/
