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  1. Delly

    Delly In Flower

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    Monarch butterflies eat only _____________, which makes them distasteful to predators!
     
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    Adult Monarch butterflies eat nectar, sip water, and sometimes the liquid from fruits. Their larvae, however, eat only milkweed which makes them distasteful to predators.
     
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    dooley Super Garden Turtle

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    milkweed
     
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    Jerry Sullivan Garden Experimenter Plants Contributor

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    As caterpillars monarch butterfly larva dine exclusively on milkweed. The larva build up a poisonous defense that serves them well as adult butterflies. As adults they can eat nectar from any flower.

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    Delly In Flower

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    Milkweed is the correct answer!
     
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