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Monarch Butterfly is not eaten by predators because of

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Rough skin
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Bitter taste
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Foul smell
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Colouration
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Solution

The correct option is B Bitter taste
Monarch butterflies are foul tasting and poisonous due to the presence of cardenolide aglycone in their bodies, which the caterpillars ingest as they feed on milkweed.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Bitter taste'.

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