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How many worms can a platypus hold in its mouth?
Platypuses do not hold much food in their cheek pouches. The cheek pouches are only used to store enough food for the platypus to grind (it does not chew as it has no teeth) as it floats on the surface between dives.
What helps a platypus pick up its food?
The platypus has sensitive electroreceptors which pick up tiny nerve and electrical impulses generated by crustaceans and other animals that inhabit the bottom of the creek or river. The platypus then uses its bill to shovel away the dirt, and find the food. It does not have teeth, but hard bony plates which it uses to grind the food.
Does a platypus need help finding its food?
No. The platypus is well equipped with sensitive electroreceptors which pick up tiny nerve and electrical impulses generated by crustaceans and other animals that inhabit the bottom of the creek or river. The platypus then uses its bill to shovel away the dirt, and find the food. It does not have teeth, but hard bony plates which it uses to grind the food.
What is a example of a physical adaptations?
An example of a physical adaptation is the bill of a platypus. The platypus's bill has sensitive electroreceptors which pick up tiny nerve and electrical impulses generated by crustaceans and other animals that inhabit the bottom of the creek or river. The platypus then uses its bill to shovel away the dirt, and find the food. It does not have teeth, but hard bony plates which it uses to grind the food.
What characteristics help the platypus as it hunts for food?
The platypus has a number of unique adaptations which help it to find food. The platypus dives into creeks and rivers for its food. Its bill has sensitive electroreceptors which pick up tiny nerve and electrical impulses generated by crustaceans and other animals that inhabit the bottom of the creek or river. The platypus then uses its bill to shovel away the dirt, and find the food. It does not have teeth, but hard bony plates which it uses to grind the food. The platypus has webbed feet which help it to swim, and which have a retracting webbed membrane which can expose the claws, enabling the platypus to effectively dig burrows in riverbanks for shelter, and the webbing membrane retracts for that purpose, but spreads between its toes when it needs to swim - which it needs to do to get its food.
What does a crayfish have that helps it grind its food?
how do crayfish grind up there food in there stomach
When your teeth grind food is it mechanical or chemical?
when your teeth grind food is it chemical or mechanical
What is a name of an animal that has a physical adaptation?
All animals have physical adaptations of some kind. An example of an animal with a physical adaptation is the platypus. The platypus's bill has sensitive electroreceptors which pick up tiny nerve and electrical impulses generated by crustaceans and other animals that inhabit the bottom of the creek or river. The platypus then uses its bill to shovel away the dirt, and find the food. It does not have teeth, but hard bony plates which it uses to grind the food.
What type of change occurs when teeth cut and grind food?
Mastication (when teeth cut and grind food) is a physical change.
What does a platypus do on a daily basis?
On a daily basis, a platypus swims and hunts for food in the water.
How does the platypus hunt for its food?
Platypuses are carnivores. They are predators; they eat small water animals such as aquatic insect larvae, fresh water shrimp, annelid worms, yabbies and crayfish. Platypuses catch their food in the water. They may make hundreds of dives in a single day. The bill of a platypus has sensitive electroreceptors which pick up tiny nerve and electrical impulses generated by crustaceans and other animals that inhabit the bottom of the creek or river. The platypus then uses its bill to shovel away the dirt, and find the food. Platypuses do not have teeth, but hard bony plates which they use to grind the food.
What is unique about how a platypus gets its food?
Platypuses are unique in that they use electroreception to catch their prey. This is unlike any other mammal, and is also nothing like the echolocation used by some bats and some marine mammals. The bill of a platypus has sensitive electroreceptors which pick up tiny nerve and electrical impulses generated by crustaceans and other animals that inhabit the bottom of the creek or river. They catch their food in the water and may make hundreds of dives in a single day. The platypus then uses its bill to shovel away the dirt, and find the food. Platypuses do not have teeth, but hard bony plates which they use to grind the food.
