2007-05-21 16:21:20 · 5 answers · asked by Macaroni 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Moths are covered with irritating little hairs. I don't think most insects would eat them. There are insects that lay their eggs into the bodies of their caterpillar larvae though so that the hatchlings will have a handy meal..
2007-05-21 16:24:18 · answer #1 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I'm not sure if any other insects do.. They are quite large compared to other insects... A spider might eat one if it gets caught in its web perhaps...
On a side note, I know bats are not insects, but I am pretty sure they eat moths.
2007-05-21 23:47:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bats eat a lot of moths. They are probably the most significant predator of moths.
2007-05-22 01:28:37 · answer #3 · answered by michael971 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adult moths end up in spider webs quite often. Course a spider is not an insect. But, many insects feed on the larval form of moths.
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/johnson/hort/Butterfly/BMPredators.htm
http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/NEWSLTR/v7n1/sa-12.htm
2007-05-21 23:52:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Praying Mantis will eat moths. I had a Mantis as a project
in grade school and fed her mostly moths. They were easy to
catch and she enjoyed them.
2007-05-22 00:28:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋