Question

Why is young caterpillar left to look after themselves

Answer 1

Young caterpillar are left to look after themselves because butterflies lays eggs in large quantities. They do not stay around to look after them.

• Caterpillars have the ability to protect themselves from the outside danger.
• They can hide themselves in the environment without being identified by any other animal.
• This helps them to secure their life from their attackers.
• Caterpillars looks for protection inside the leaves and comes out at night for their meal.
• Not all the butterflies and moth leave their children and even if they does leave them they hide them at a safer place.

Answer 2

Butterflies and moths do not take of their young ones as they have the ability to protect themselves from the outside danger.

Explanation:

• The young caterpillars are left alone to look after themselves.
• This helps them to save their life from their enemies.
• Caterpillars hide themselves inside the  leaves in the day time and comes out only at night in search of their meal.
• They have the ability to protect themselves in the environment without being identified by other animals.
• The caterpillars have a forked glands on their heads called osmeterium.
• When they sense that they are in danger, they will release these glands and emit a foul odour to repel predators.
• Some caterpillars physically camouflage themselves like a bird droppings or sticks to protect them.
• Few other caterpillars develop fake eyes to scare off birds.
• Some caterpillars protect themselves with the poisonous chemicals that they are able to eat from the poisonous plants.
• Hence, the young caterpillars are left alone as they learn to protect themselves in various ways.