Diet
Detritivore
Animals that feed on dead organic material.
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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