Interactions between plants and insects are among the most important life func-tions for all organism at a particular natural community.Usually a large number of samples are required to identify insect diets in food web studies.Previously,Sanger sequencing and next generation sequencing(NGS)with short...
All green plants make sugar through a process called photosynthesis (光合作用).Plants use the sugar to make food.What makes"meat-eating"plants different is their bug-catching leaves.They need insects for one reason:nitrogen (氮).Nitrogen is a nutrient that they can't obtain any other way....
Beings that consume organic material, typically by eating plants or other animals. The lion, a carnivorous animal, hunts for its prey. 1 Insect Animals that typically have wings, though not all fly. The beetle is an insect with hardened forewings. 2 Animal A living organism that feeds on ...
Of the 450 known species of insectivorous plants, more than 70 species belong to theNepenthesgenus. Some botanists contribute about 90 species to this genus. They are evergreen perennials from parts of Madagascar, southeastern Asia, Queensland, and other areas in these regions. Generally, they ...
Why? Because these scavengers are among the least picky eaters in the insect kingdom. Cockroaches have three elements working together to make them such voracious eaters. First, cockroaches are omnivores. This means they eat both plants and animals, they don’t care. Second, cockroaches are ...
“Generally speaking, a decline in insect diversity threatens the stability of ecosystems. Fewer species means that there are fewer insects capable of pollinating plants and keeping pests in check. And, of course, this also means that there is less food available for insect-eating birds and other...
The oilbird is active at night, and some insect-eating swiftlets roost in dark caves, so it makes sense for them to have evolved the ability to echolocate. Both use sharp, audible clicks to navigate through the darkness. Some nocturnal shrews use ultrasonic squeaks to explore their dark sur...
When stink bugs feed on fruits like peaches or apples, they use their mouth to pierce the skin of the fruit. The insect injects a small amount of saliva into the fruit. The saliva is toxic to the cells of the fruit, so when the damaged fruit grows, it develops a scar. The scar ca...
What is eating my spirea? 1.Aphid Attacks.Aphidsare small insects that often attack spirea along with other plants in the garden. They are green, yellow, brown, red, or black, depending on species, reproduce in quantities of 80 offspring per insect, and mature in a matter of 7 to 8 da...
Also known as tree borers, wood borers feed on and make habitats from trees and other woody plants. They belong to a variety of insect groups, including beetles,