Monarch butterflies are highly distasteful to predator due to

Question

Monarch butterflies are highly distasteful to predator due to (A) its ugly look (B) a special chemical present in his body (C) Both (a) and (b) (D) a poison secreted by their special glands

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Monarch butterfly is highly distasteful to its predator because of special poisonous and foul smelling chemical present in his body. The butterfly acquires this chemical during its caterpillar stage by feeding on poisonous weeds.

Q. Monarch butterflies are highly distasteful to predator due to

its ugly look

a special chemical present in his body

Both (a) and (b)

a poison secreted by their special glands

Monarch butterfly is highly distasteful to its predator because of special poisonous and foul smelling chemical present in his body. The butterfly acquires this chemical during its caterpillar stage by feeding on poisonous weeds.