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There are few animals in the desert that dine on cacti and they usually restrict the menu to the prickly pear cactus. A number of insects are parasites on these cacti. Some rodents, rabbits and hares as well as tortoises, javelina, deer and antelope occasionally feed on prickly Pears. Most other cacti are so densely spined that few animals will attack them for dinner.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe cochineal bug feeds primarily on the juices of prickly pear cacti. The insect has been gathered for hundreds of years by native Americans. They are boiled in water to produce an intense carmine dye used for dying clothing.
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∙ 9y agoCacti are natives only to American deserts where they are fed on by deer, javelina, desert tortoises and some rodents. The main target is the prickly pear cactus.
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∙ 9y agoJavelina, deer, pronghorn, some small rodents, tortoises and some insects feed on cacti, primarily the prickly pear cactus.
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∙ 8y agoJavelinas find the prickly pear cactus to be a welcome delicacy in the deserts of the southwestern United States.
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What animal that lives in the desert eats a Mexican Gold Poppy?
some caterpillars do
What is the vegetation for the Simpson desert?
The Simpson desert contains many types of vegetation including the Barrel Cactus, Organ Pipe Cactus. Saguaro Cactus, Prickly Pear Cactus.
Where can you find a fishhook cactus in the desert?
The fishhook barrel cactus is found in both the Chihuahuan Desert and the Sonoran Desert.
What lives in desert besides camel and cactus?
Cacti are only natives to the deserts of the Americas. Even in the Americas, cacti are not nearly as common as one would think. There are many other plants in the desert that are much more common that the cactus.
What word means desert dweller?
There are a few different words that can be used to mean a desert dweller. This can be a lizard which is an animal that lives in the desert. It can also mean a nomad that travels through desert locations especially in Central Africa and the Middle East.
Where is Cactus?
a cactus lives in a desert
Where is cactus habitat?
a cactus lives in a desert
What lives in the desert that is a producer?
A cactus is an example of a producer that lives in the desert.
Is saguaro a desert?
No, the saguaro is a cactus that lives in a desert.
Where do desert owls lives?
in a cactus
What plant live in desert?
A cactus is a plant that lives in the desert.
What lives in a cactus?
their is a bird in the desert that sometimes makes it nest in a cactus
What plant and animal lives in the desert?
The Cactus and the Roadrunner.
Is the barrel cactus a nonvascular plant that lives in the desert?
No, the barrel cactus is a vascular plant.
In what desert does the saguaro cactus live?
The saguaro lives in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and Mexico.
What type of plant has sharp spines and lives in the desert?
a cactus
What desert bird eats the barrel cactus?
No bird eats the barrel cactus. However, some birds may feed on the fruit of the plant and its seeds.
