- eat".
Animals feeding only on dead wood are
called sapro-xylophagous or
saproxylic. Most such
animals are arthropods,
primarily insects of
various kinds...
- Requirements: The
Ecological Stoichiometry of
Saproxylophagous Insects".
Saproxylic Insects.
Zoological Monographs. Vol. 1. Springer, Cham. pp. 429–469. doi:10...
- have
become adapted to
exploit these conditions. M.
scutellatus is a
saproxylic insect,
which means that at
least part of its life
cycle is dependent...
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interpretations of
fossil beetles from
Cretaceous ambers has
suggested that
saproxylicity was the most
common feeding strategy, with
fungivorous species in particular...
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Odontotaenius disjunctus, the patent-leather
beetle or
horned p****alus, is a
saproxylic beetle in the
family P****alidae (bess beetles)
which can grow to just...
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suitable deadwood in the
habitat and it has the
other requirements of
saproxylic beetles. The
family was
formerly larger, with
subfamilies Laemophloeinae...
- in
various habitat types,
including forests and
urban areas. It is a
saproxylic species,
often feeding on
decomposing wood. It has also been observed...
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markings to
mimic wasps.
Males have comb-like antennae. The
larvae are
saproxylic. The
species are
confined to old
deciduous forests, orchards, and other...
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outside environment.
Because of this
nutritional enrichment, the
fauna of
saproxylic insects may
develop and, in turn,
affect dead wood,
contributing to decomposition...
- but
introduced accidentally to many
parts of the islands.
Primarily saproxylic,
adult beetles and
grubs are
commonly found in
decaying wood and stumps...
