Milkweed body parts

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Milkweed body parts
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What time does it eat

• The milkweed bug often eats in the afternoon

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What does it eat

• Milkweed bugs often eat sunflower seeds, tissue
  and plain seeds.

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Colors between life cycles

• First, milkweed bugs have an egg stage and are
  white, then when it is a nymph it is red and
  black, finally, when it is an adult it is orange
  and black.

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Length

• The length of a milkweed bug is 3/8 to ½

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Proboscis

• Milkweed bugs have a proboscis and use it as a
  straw.
• It uses its proboscis to eat and gather
  nectar.(At least bees do that.)

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Abdomen

• Their abdomen is where the milkweed bugs heart
  is. Its a lot different than a humans heart.
  The abdomen is the third body part of a milkweed
  bug.

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Thorax

• The thorax is the second body part of a milkweed
  bug.

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Legs

• Milkweed bugs have six legs, just like other
  insects. They dont have cars, they dont have
  planes, they do have wings, but they usally walk.

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How it looks

• They are usually black and orange. They dont
  have the same color head as their body because
  their body is orange and black, but their head is
  red.
• For picture, go to title.