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How do butterflies survive predators?
They fly.
Do butterflies protect themselfs?
Butterflies are almost defenseless. They use camouflage to hide from predators and some species are poisonous to predators. Poisonous butterflies include the Monarch and the small postman.
How does butterflies avoid its predators?
Butterflies use various methods to avoid predators. Through camouflage, it becomes hard for predators to spot them. There are poisonous butterflies where one becomes a sacrifice to save others when a predator eats it and becomes sick whereas others have high speeds during flight to escape predators.
Why are the chrysalises of butterflies either green or brown?
For camouflaging from predators
Are monarch butterflies predators?
Predators of the Monarch Butterfly are Spiders, Wasps, some bird species and many more.
How have monarch butterflies adapted to their environment?
Monarch butterflies have adapted to be poisonous to their most serious predators. This makes them taste bad to birds, which are a problem for other types of butterflies.
What are the four types of defenses butterflies have to protect against predators?
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How do butterflies protect itself from predators?
flight is their one and only defense.
Why do butterflies have a spot on there wings?
Because They sometimes have to camouflage from different predators and dangers.
Are tiger swallowtail butterflies safe to eat?
Birds, spiders and other such predators may consume swallowtail butterflies but they are not recommended for human consumption.
What is the protective structure of a butterfly?
Butterflies do not have a hard exoskeleton like many other insects. Some butterflies are poisonous or have camouflage that protects them from predators.
Do monarch butterflies carry a disease?
No, but they are hosts to certain protozoans, such as Ophryocystis elektroscirrha , which affects only butterflies. The monarch has a species defense against predators, which are toxic glycosides found in some parts of its body -- these are unpalatable to predators.
