They are dying out because the wild flowers on which their caterpillars feed are being killed off by farmers, landowners and foresters. |
The inhabitants of the forest area subsist on cassava, bananas, plantains, palm-nut-oil, forest caterpillars, and the leaf of a wild plant. |
Beds of nettles are slashed to the ground when the caterpillars of red admiral and other butterflies are hatching for next year's generation. |
The caterpillars, which mimic the larva of M. sabuleti, are carried into the nest by the workers, where they then feed on the ant larvae. |
The caterpillars harness the plant toxins and use them as a natural defence against predation. |
We had a huge infestation of yellow woollybear caterpillars and green clover worm moths and am finding some fall armyworm moths. |