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Why do animals not eat cactus?
About the only cactus eaten by some animals is the prickly pear. Some small rodents will eat it as well as rabbits and hares, javelinas, deer, pronghorn, bighorn sheep. It is frequently a food of desperation during times of intense drought when all other plants are gone.
Do cactus wren have symbiotic relationships?
Cactus wrens and Cholla cactus are symbiotic. The cactus wren builds its nest in the spines of the cactus, providing a safe place for the bird to raise it's young.
What animals eat the cholla cactus?
Javalina, deer, rabbits, and even humans eat cactus. Various birds eat the fruit of the Saguaro and Prickly pear. Insects, birds, and bats pollinate the cactus.
Is a cactus a producer consumer or decomposer?
A cactus is a producer because it can photosynthesize and create its own food using sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water.
What animals live on the prickly pear cactus?
Animals that live on the prickly pear cactus include various insects such as beetles, ants, and butterflies. Birds like cactus wrens and white-winged doves also use the cactus for nesting and protection. Some mammals, like bats and rodents, may feed on the cactus fruit and pads.
Are cactus poisonous if eaten?
no
What was typically eaten in the wild west?
Cactus
What do you do if you ate a cactus?
Many types of cactus are edible and commonly eaten by people. Prickly pear cactus is one example.
Do cactus plants die when they are eaten?
Yes, the part of the cactus that's eaten dies. But no, what's left of the cactus plant doesn't die necessarily. It depends upon the size of the piece that's eaten, the manner in which the piece is removed, and the condition of the remaining body parts.
How do cactus protect from being eaten?
It does get eaten. By humans and camels and such... But normal animals don't because they have little pointy things that jab your face. It hurts a lot!
What is the most popular fruit eaten on Presidents Day?
cactus
How does the cactus suvurive?
in the body of a catus, water is stored as not much rain falls where a cactus so water is stored to prevent the cactus from dying out. there are thorns on cacti to prevent it from being eaten by a predator.
Which external characteristics could protect a cactus from being eaten by a animal?
Broad leaves
What adaptation do rose plants and cactus have which protect them from being destroyed or eaten?
Thorns, spines
Can you eat cactus's?
Yes, many of the fruits can be eaten fresh. For example, the yellow fruit of the prickly pear [Opuntia spp] has the sweetest flavor of the cactus fruit's color range. It's eaten fresh. Additionally, other body parts also can be eaten. For example, the prickly pear cactus' jointed pads may be peeled and boiled, to make Mexico's popular nopalitos. The flesh of the candy barrel cactus [Ferocactus wislizeni] may be made up into sugary candies.
What is the cactus wren's enemy?
Young cactus wrens may be preyed upon (eaten) by snakes or blue jays. Adults are not as susceptible.
Why are the spines on a cactus important?
To keep predators away, so it doesn't get eaten like grass.
