- dragonflies, hornets, ladybugs,
robber flies, and
praying mantises.: 31
Insectivory also
features to
various degrees amongst primates, such as marmosets...
- 'to eat') is the
practice of
eating insects. An
alternative term is
insectivory.
Terms for
organisms that
practice entomophagy are
entomophage and insectivore...
-
tetrapod evolution (via water-bound
amphibians during the
Devonian period);
insectivory came next; then in time, the more
terrestrially adapted reptiles and...
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began to
evolve both carnivory,
which was a
natural transition from
insectivory requiring minimal adaptation; and herbivory,
which took
advantage of...
-
hummingbirds are met by
insectivory, but
nectars do
contain appreciable quantities of
certain vitamins and minerals. (Here, "
insectivory"
refers to the consumption...
- and later,
plants (herbivory).
Carnivory was a
natural transition from
insectivory for
medium and
large tetrapods,
requiring minimal adaptation (in contrast...
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Aardwolf skull. Note the
greatly reduced molars and carn****ials,
rendered redundant from
insectivory...
- ISBN 978-0-12-408355-4. Isbell,
Lynne A. (1998). "Diet for a
small primate:
Insectivory and
gummivory in the (large)
patas monkey (Erythrocebus
patas pyrrhonotus)"...
-
remains in the oral
cavities of
fossil reptiles support inference of
early insectivory".
Biology Letters. 5 (6): 838–840. doi:10.1098/rsbl.2009.0326. PMC 2827974...
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species of
diverse feeding strategies,
including carnivory,
insectivory and
mixed insectivory/frugivory. The
spectral and big-eared
woolly bats are the...
