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Detritivore

Animals that feed on dead organic material.

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8 profiles

  • Insects

    Dung Beetle

    Scarabaeidae

    Dung beetles have several ways of using dung.

    Living
  • Worms

    Earthworm

    Haplotaxida

    Earthworms have different burrowing habits.

    Living
  • Insects

    Fruit Fly

    Drosophila melanogaster

    The common fruit fly is a small, widely transported insect associated with fermenting fruit.

    Living
  • Insects

    Housefly

    Musca domestica

    The housefly is a widespread insect closely associated with people.

    Living
  • Millipedes

    Millipede

    Diplopoda

    Millipedes are important recyclers of leaf litter.

    Living
  • Sea cucumbers

    Sea cucumber

    Holothuroidea

    Sea cucumbers are elongated marine echinoderms with feeding tentacles around the mouth.

    Living
  • Insects

    Stag Beetle

    Lucanidae

    Stag beetles are named for the enlarged jaws of many males.

    Living
  • Molluscs

    Vampire Squid

    Vampyroteuthis infernalis

    The vampire squid collects drifting organic debris in dim, oxygen-poor ocean water.

    Living

Other diets

  • Bacterivore
  • Carnivore
  • Herbivore
  • Omnivore
  • Insectivore
  • Piscivore
  • Filter feeder
  • Nectarivore
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