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Caterpillars
Caterpillars are the larval form of butterflies and moths and eat leaves voraciously.
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How does a caterpillar get air?
The caterpillar gets air through holes that located in the sides of their thorax and abdomen. These holes are called spiracles and are attached to long air tubes.
What is the difference between caterpillar and cockroach nymph?
A caterpillar has more than six legs while a cockroach nymph has six legs
Do tiger caterpillars create a cocoon?
maybe imve been waiting for a couple days now because we grew caterpillars in our class but not tiger caterpillars
How long does a butterfly stay with their mothers?
Poor butterflies never get to stay with their mothers. Their mothers are butterflies that lay their eggs and fly away. The eggs hatch into caterpillars and there are lots of these so they can't be lonely. After a while the caterpillars turn into butterflies.
Does the caterpillar eat marsh marigold?
Caterpillars do not generally eat marsh grass, but rather prefer softer leaves. Marsh grass also puts them dangerously close to water which is home to many predators and can quickly drown them.
What is approximate length of larva and pupa stage?
The butterfly's larva stage lasts for 1 week to a month, depending on what kind of butterfly it is. I can last for 3 days if it's growing really fast!
The larva stage is when the egg stage is passed.
What climate do caterpillars live in?
Pus Caterpillars live in woodland areas in southern United States. They live in trees and garden plants. Caution: poisonous.
Can animals live without their head?
Grasshoppers or a bug like it can live without a head for about a week.
How do you get rid of vertigo?
The commonest type of vertigo occurring chronically (over a long period of time) is called BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo).
A link to a treatment video is shown here (explanation below).
http://www.asktheneurologist.com/vertigo-cures.html
Cause of BPPV
Within the labyrinth of the inner ear lie collections of calcium crystals known as otoconia. In patients with BPPV, the otoconia are dislodged from their usual position within the utricle and they migrate over time into one of the semicircular canals (the posterior canal is most commonly affected due to its anatomical position). When the head is reoriented relative to gravity, the gravity-dependent movement of the heavier otoconial debris within the affected semicircular canal causes abnormal (pathological) fluid endolymph displacement and a resultant sensation of vertigo. This more common condition is known as canalithiasis.
In rare cases, the crystals themselves can adhere to a semicircular canal cupula rendering it heavier than the surrounding endolymph. Upon reorientation of the head relative to gravity, the cupula is weighted down by the dense particles thereby inducing an immediate and maintained excitation of semicircular canal afferents afferent nerve. This condition is termed cupulolithiasis.The treatment of choice for this condition is the Epley canalith repositional maneuver which is effective in approximately 80% of patients[1]. The treatment employs gravity to move the calcium build-up that causes the condition). The particle repositioning maneuver (Epley Maneuver) can be performed during a clinic visit by specially trained otolaryngologists, neurologists, chiropractors, physical therapists, or audiologists. The maneuver is relatively simple but few general health practitioners know how to perform it. A method known as the Semont maneuver in which patients themselves are able to achieve canalinth repositioning has been shown to be effective.
Yes, there are cures for vertigo. It is very important to see a doctor to determine the exact cause of your vertigo, as it can come from different sources, and each one is treated differently. I had vertigo for years and finally got the root cause diagnosed.
What do you feed silkworm moths?
you do not feed them anything. they do not have mouths. the sun will just give what the moth needs to live. Dont worry if they die in 1 week, their moth life cycle ( not slikworm) is only that long. :)
What are the favorite trees of the silkworm?
The most favorite tree of the silkworm is the Mulberry tree. There are many different species of the Mulberry tree that silkworms will eat from.
What kind of caterpillar is black and fuzzy without an orange stripe?
The woolly bear caterpillar can be black without its otherwise hallmark coppery red middle band.
Specifically, the eggs are laid by the adult Isabella tiger moth (Pyrrharctia Isabella) during the summer, for hatching throughout the fall and winter. Caterpillars from the same clutch may sport a color range from red with minute black specks to the reverse. According to North American folklore, a predominantly or all black woolly bear caterpillar means upcoming severe winter weather. Such a dire prediction in fact tallies with this scientist/naturalist's observations of the weather during the critical months of May and September 2011.
What kind of caterpillar is green with small fake eyes?
The caterpillar that is green with small fake "snake" eyes is the Spicebush Swallowtail Caterpillar. This caterpillar will turn into the spicebush swallowtail.
What kind of caterpillar is black?
Many caterpillars have a base color of '"lime green" - for instance the common tomato caterpillar is all lime green. The black swallowtail butterfly's caterpillar is lime green with black and a bit of yellow - see http://insects.tamu.edu/images/insects/common/images/cd-43-c-txt/cimg267.html
Why a caterpillar is considered an insect?
That they can have a hairy look is a reason for calling them caterpillars.
Specifically, the word can be traced back to the Middle English catyrpel. It comes from the Late Latin catta pilosa by way of the Old French chatepelose and the Old North French caterpilose. The original meaning in French and Latin was "shaggy cat", probably in reference to such hairy-looking caterpillars as the woolly bear (Pyrrharctia Isabella).
How is silk obtained from a cocoon?
The mulberry silkworm caterpillar spins about one mile of thread for its cocoon. The farmers who specialize in this production arrange special frames for the caterpillars, and the caterpillars are killed with heat when they have finished building their cocoon. This is then immersed in hot water to soften the adhesive part, and wound up on spools. Several threads are wound together to make a usable fibre.
The thread from the Bombyx mori (silkworm) is triangular in section, and is about 5 - 10 microns wide.
The earliest silk fabric dates from about 3500 BCE, and the silk trade had spread such that an Egyptian mummy of about 1070 BCE had some silk in the hair.
Spider silk is about one-third the diameter of silk from the mulberry moth.
