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Caterpillars
Caterpillars are the larval form of butterflies and moths and eat leaves voraciously.
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What do fuzzy yellow caterpillars eat?
Black and Yellow fuzzy caterpillars eat things such as... Leaves, and big pieces of grass.
Also, if keeping one of these,
keep it out of direct sunlight, otherwise, it will shrivel and dry up... a good place for it would be in a dark garden. (:
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What color is a silkworm's pee?
nope..... sorry they are black but to tell you the truth they can be black and white cuz they can be gray and white and black make gray...........
What adaptations do caterpillars have?
Caterpillars color (green) blends in with the leaves that they eat.
Most common place to where CATAPILLARS live?
you could find catapillars in your very backyard. but you have to be careful about it because you do not want to find a venimous catapillar.
Are cinnabar caterpillar moths a threat to humans?
Some people are allergic to their hairs and get hives or a rash if they touch them. Other people are not affected at all. I've never heard of anyone with a serious (life-threatening) allergy to them though.
What kind of bugs do caterpillars eat?
Virtually all caterpillars are vegetarians, they don't eat other insects.
no fish don't eat ladybugs because ladybugs lin=ve on land and fish live in water
What kind of worm is this it has a red head and black and white stripes?
The one that we found in our yard is a Land Planarian. Here is a picture of the exact one we found. Perhaps this is your worm too? http://www.floridanature.org/species.asp?species=Bipalium_kewense
What kind of leaves do catterpillars eat?
Caterpillars eat many different kinds of leaves. Some species eat only one or two kinds of leaves, such as milkweed, while other species may eat many different kinds of leaves. They eat fruit tree leaves, lettuce leaves, tomato leaves, and just about any other kind of leaf.
How long does it take for a silkworm to make a cacoon?
They will hatch 14 days (2 weeks) after being refridgerated over night
What are the seven levels of classification for cats?
The 7 Levels of Classification,
-Species
-Genus
-Family
-Order
-Class
-Phylum
-Kingdom
What does the american dagger moth caterpillar eat?
Hello! I work at a camp, and one of the kids I work with (6) found one and put it in a cup with another cup on top with tape to seal it and holes cut in the top. Luckily, she did not touch in this process. Throughout the day she kept it, and even ended up naming it violet. Concerned due to its bright color and spikes, I ended up looking it up near the end of the day to make sure it was safe since she wanted to take it home. Finding out it species, I advised her against it and told her why. She was upset, but ended up not keeping it after finding out it was a bit dangerous. Since we were on a bus, I decided to keep the little caterpillar over night, and free it at camp the next day so it stayed where it belonged. However, overnight the caterpillar cocooned itself in the container I moved it to. (which-awesome!!! So excited still because that was today!!) I had put the caterpillar in a decent sized food container with holes on top, and put some dirt and a tuft of grass with its roots still attached in the container. I added a stick and a oak leaf from the tree in my back yard. There was also a paper cup in the container which is one of the cups she was originally in, because she had webs inside and I wasn’t sure if she needed them. I looked up her species, and find that they eat leaves from Alder, Ash, Elm, Maple, Oak, Willow and other hardwood trees. Another site said they also eat bark from these trees, hence the stick just in case. I’ve used a paint brush to put some water about the container to keep the dirt and leaves moist, but have been avoiding her cocoon entirely because I don’t want to kill her by getting it wet. Other than this, I guess the best thing is to just wait and see what happens in a few months!
How long do painted lady butterflies take to turn from caterpillars to butterflies?
I've been told that caterpillars feed for a week to ten days before going into a chrysalis. Then the chrysalis stage last about a week to ten days before emerging as a butterfly (which takes less than a minute!).
EDIT:
Just found it for Monarch butterflies!
http://monarchwatch.org/rear/kit.htm
The pupae usually form in morning hours (9-11 am) or later in the day (5-7 pm). So my guess is it only takes a few minutes.
How does a caterpillar protect its self?
Caterpillars have a few meathods of avoiding becoming another animals lunch A few examples are : camouflage, mimicry, and poisons. To blend in with their surroundings, some caterpillars have colors similar to their surroundings to "blend in" (this is what is known as "camouflage"). Other caterpillars look like something else, such as a twig, leaf, and even a bird feather (this is known as "mimicry")! Yet another way to avoid predators is spikes filled with poison, a bad taste, and illness such as vomiting (this is known as a "poisonous" caterpillar, which causes harm to predators that eat or touch the caterpillar; once the predator receives the effects of the toxins, it learns to avoid that kind of caterpillar, and any other caterpillar that mimics it).
How many days does the caterpillar take turn into a butterfly?
our caterpillars that we got from Bugville made their cocoons 7 days after we received them, and turned into butterflys 12 days after they made the cocoons.
