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A caterpillar is a baby butterfly. So it is an immature insect that will eventually metamorphasize into a conventional insect with the requisite 6 legs.
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∙ 15y agoCaterpillars are essentially butterflies, and are technically the same species, but in different stages of its life.
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∙ 11y agoThere are thousands of different species of butterflies.
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∙ 9y agoEven though they don't have six legs, caterpillars are considered insects because they turn into six-legged insects. The caterpillar is the baby of the insect.
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Is an animal that eats bugs a herbivore?
An animal, or plant, that eats bugs is called an insectivore. It is a type of carnivore. That is why Venus Flytraps can be called carnivorous plants, as well as being called insectivorous plants.
What insects have teeth?
Mosquitoes and caterpillars. In insects, teeth are referred to as fangs or mandibles.
Are bugs reptiles?
No. They are insects.
Are sink bugs insects?
If you mean stink bugs, yes, they're insects. They're not one of those tricky bugs like woodlice that are actually crustaceans.
What do parson spiders eat?
Bugs
Would a spider eat a caterpillar?
If spiders eat bugs and insects i think caterpillars are bugs too. Spiders do eat caterpillars.
What are the insects in the temperate biome?
worms,mosqutos,flies,caterpillars insects bugs
What kind of bugs do caterpillars eat?
Virtually all caterpillars are vegetarians, they don't eat other insects.
What do wheel spiders eat?
Wheel Bugs are predatory throughout their lives, with nymphs eating tiny caterpillars and insects. Wheel bugs have actually been known to each other Wheel bugs also.
What do willy wagtails eat?
Insects, bugs and tiny caterpillars. They cath them by wagging heir tail to scare the insects and when they fly away the bird flys up and catches them.
How are bugs and insects different?
"Bugs" are a specific order of insects. So all bugs are insect, but not all insects are bugs.
What are facts about caterpillars?
they are insects.
What eats caterpillar and bugs?
Any animal that is faster, such as birds, lizards, small mammals, and is even sometimes regarded as food to the larger animals if the animal is close to death. Also, if caterpillars get too close to the water, they can be eaten by fish or frogs. Caterpillars are also prey to many other bugs and insects, including spiders.
What kind of foods do wrens eat?
The most common insects eaten by House Wrens are different kinds of bugs stinkbugs, negro bugs, leaf hoppers, grasshoppers, crickets, locusts, moths and caterpillars. Other insects ingested in small amounts are bees, wasps, and flies.
What bugs are not insects?
nothing because all bugs are insects
What are caterpillars classified in?
insects, of course!
Is caterpillars amphibians?
No they're insects.
