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Feeding strategy for many animals
Egg predation or ovivory is a carnivorous feeding strategy in many groups of animals (ovivores) in which they consume eggs. Since a fertilized egg represents
Egg_predation
Feeding mainly on seeds
germinate and grow, supporting dispersal. Consumer–resource interactions Egg predation Harvester ant Herbivore Seed dispersal Hulme, P. E.; Benkman, C. W.
Seed_predation
Biological interaction
predation is restricted to mammals, birds, and insects but is found in almost all terrestrial ecosystems. Egg predation includes both specialist egg predators
Predation
Species of wasp
red-eyed tree frog hatches its eggs early as a result of egg predation by P. rejecta. The vegetation that frogs attach their eggs to typically hangs over a
Polybia_rejecta
Killing and sometimes eating of potential competitors
Intraguild predation, or IGP, is the killing and sometimes eating of a potential competitor of a different species. This interaction represents a combination
Intraguild_predation
Large flightless bird endemic to Australia
subspecies going extinct by the 1800s. Threats to their survival include egg predation by other animals (especially invasive species), roadkills and habitat
Emu
Practice of embryos feeding on eggs
to develop normally, without ingesting further eggs. Oophagy is used as a synonym of the egg predation practised by some snakes and other animals. Oophagy
Oophagy
Eating members of one's own species
increasing oxygen availability to the remaining eggs, the negative effects of accumulating embryo waste, and predation. In some species of eusocial wasps, such
Cannibalism
Practice of humans eating other humans
cannibalism, and it is common in many species, especially among fish. Human predation is the hunting of people from unrelated and possibly hostile groups in
Human_cannibalism
Organism that eats mostly or exclusively animal tissue
(mainly muscle, fat and other soft tissues) as food, whether through predation or scavenging. The technical term for mammals in the order Carnivora is
Carnivore
Practice of animals eating their own mating partners
obtain nutrients for egg production. Among spiders, Dolomedes triton females in need of additional energy and nutrients for egg development choose to
Sexual_cannibalism
Type of interaction between species
host's body; an ectoparasite lives outside, on the host's surface. Like predation, parasitism is a type of consumer–resource interaction, but unlike predators
Parasitism
Creature that preys on humans
except for the dog which poses lethal hazards for reasons other than predation. In the rare cases in which man-eating wolf attacks occur, the majority
Man-eating_animal
Act of voluntarily ingesting feces
the microorganism-rich liquid component of mammals' dung, and lay their eggs in balls composed mainly of the remaining fibrous material. Group living
Coprophagia
Type of herbivory
populations of herbivores exceed historic levels due to reduced hunting or predation pressure. For example, carnivores declined in North America throughout
Browsing_(herbivory)
Plants that consume animals
myrmecotrophy to the relationship. Numerous species of mosquitoes lay their eggs in the liquid, where their larvae play various roles, depending on species;
Carnivorous_plant
Obsession with drinking blood
behaviours Carnivores adult Arachnophagy Avivore Corallivore Durophagy Egg predation Entomophagy Hematophagy Insectivore Lepidophagy Man-eating animal Molluscivore
Clinical_vampirism
Animal that feeds on carrion
vomitoria) in a body, coupled with information on their development stage (e.g. egg, larva, pupa), can yield information on time of death. Information on the
Necrophage
Natural collagen casing found encompassing some aquatic lifeforms' fertilized eggs
An egg case or egg capsule, often colloquially called a mermaid's purse, is the casing that surrounds the eggs of oviparous chondrichthyans. Living chondricthyans
Egg_case_(Chondrichthyes)
Ecological niche involving feeding on blood
regulate mosquito genes such as vitellogenin, which is a yolk protein used for egg production. The phlebotomic action opens a channel for contamination of the
Hematophagy
Animal that feeds on carrion, dead plants, or refuse
carrion, the bodies of animals that have died from causes other than predation or the bodies of animals that have been killed by other predators. However
Scavenger
Organism capable of degrading and metabolising plastic
Plastivore Pica Methods Predation Ambush predator Apex predator Egg predator Intraguild predator Pursuit predator Aquatic predation Lunge feeder Pivot feeder
Plastivore
Animal that can eat and survive on both plants and animals
populations of nesting birds is often serious because of consumption of eggs and nestlings. Various birds are omnivorous, with diets varying from berries
Omnivore
Predator at the top of a food chain
biodiversity. When introduced to subarctic islands, for example, Arctic foxes' predation of seabirds has been shown to turn grassland into the tundra. Such wide-ranging
Apex_predator
Organism that eats mostly fruit
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Frugivore
Practice of eating oneself
pointed out that "placental tissue is mainly derived from the fertilized egg and carries the fetus's genome", suggesting that the placenta is a temporary
Autocannibalism
Cell membrane engulfing a large particle
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Phagocytosis
Bird in the ibis family
favorable conditions such as abundant nearby food sources and low egg predation rates. The eggs hatch after about three weeks and the young are attended by
American_white_ibis
Practice of eating insects by organisms
describing the practice of eating insects by humans is anthropo-entomophagy. The eggs, larvae, pupae, and adults of certain insects have been eaten by humans from
Entomophagy
Animals with more than 70% meat in their diets
animal that has a diet that is more than 70% meat, either via active predation or by scavenging. The remaining non-meat diet may consist of non-animal
Hypercarnivore
Animals that feed by straining food from water
bivalves are filter feeders (although some have taken up scavenging and predation), extracting organic matter from the sea in which they live. Nephridia
Filter_feeder
Feeding livestock on forage
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Grazing
Organism which eats insects
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Insectivore
Animal that feeds on decomposing plant and animal parts as well as faeces
behaviours Carnivores adult Arachnophagy Avivore Corallivore Durophagy Egg predation Entomophagy Hematophagy Insectivore Lepidophagy Man-eating animal Molluscivore
Detritivore
Durophagy: eating hard-shelled or exoskeleton bearing organisms Egg predator: eating eggs (but also see "Intrauterine cannibalism" below), also Ovivore
List_of_feeding_behaviours
Group of vertebrates consisting of amphibians and fish
more vulnerable to egg predation and parasitism. During their life cycle, all anamniote classes pass through a completely aquatic egg stage, as well as
Anamniotes
Compulsive eating of non-food items
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Pica_(disorder)
Organism that eats mostly or exclusively fish tissue
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Piscivore
Practice of eating earth or soil-like substrates
soil that is contaminated by animal or human feces; in particular, helminth eggs, such as Ascaris, which can stay viable in the soil for years, can lead to
Geophagia
Sustained inability to eat sufficient food
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Hunger
Organic vessel in which an embryo first begins to develop
brightness of the egg colouration may influence male parental care of the nestlings. Evolutionary factors can drive egg colouration, such as predation selecting
Egg
Postpartum eating of human placenta
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Human_placentophagy
Herbivorous animal that specializes in eating leaves
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Folivore
Organism that eats mostly or exclusively plant material
increase survival and/or reproduction (fitness) of plants under pressure of predation from herbivores. Defense can be divided into two main categories, tolerance
Herbivore
Species of beetle
suffers from higher rates of egg predation by other species like the Coccinella septempunctata and cannibalism of its own eggs. The nine-spotted ladybeetles
Coccinella_novemnotata
Organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms
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Decomposer
Medical condition
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Pagophagia
Aquatic animal that feeds on the bottom of a body of water
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Bottom_feeder
Subspecies of bird
areas, but many species prey on ostrich eggs including jackals, hyaenas, lions, and other avian species. Egg predation poses the greatest threat to the reproductive
Masai_ostrich
Consumption of honey
is a genus of cleptoparasites, the female enters a beehive to deposit her eggs, and leaves. The offspring will eat the hive's resources and eventually leave
Mellivory
Family of pufferfish
ISSN 1687-9627. PMC 3867830. PMID 24368916. Lehman, Elizabeth M. (2006). Egg Toxicity and Egg Predation in Rough-Skinned Newts (Doctoral dissertation). Proquest Dissertations
Tetraodontidae
Bird of prey species native to East Asia
climb trees in the species' range. Due primarily to egg predation and nest collapses, only 45–67% of eggs are successfully reared to adulthood and up to 25%
Steller's_sea_eagle
Animal in which nectar is a main source of nutrition in their diet
behaviours Carnivores adult Arachnophagy Avivore Corallivore Durophagy Egg predation Entomophagy Hematophagy Insectivore Lepidophagy Man-eating animal Molluscivore
Nectarivore
Act of mammals eating the placenta of their young after childbirth
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Placentophagy
To feed by hunting and eating snakes
immunity is not acquired and has probably evolved as an adaptation to predation by venomous snakes in their habitat. In Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book
Ophiophagy
Method of feeding in herbivores, eating grasses and other plants
eating woody twigs and leaves from trees and shrubs. Grazing differs from predation because the organism being grazed upon may not be killed. It differs from
Grazing_(behaviour)
Parasitic insect reproductive strategy
particular sort of meal (generally vertebrate blood) before laying eggs in order for her eggs to mature. This behavior is most common among dipteran flies,
Anautogeny
Feeding on termites or ants
S2CID 84022593. Gotwald, William (1995). Army Ants: the Biology of Social Predation. Comstock Publishing Associates. ISBN 0-8014-2633-2. Hölldobler, Bert;
Myrmecophagy
Fish eating scales of other fish
Yoichi; Salzburger, Walter (25 January 2016). "Acquisition of Lateralized Predation Behavior Associated with Development of Mouth Asymmetry in a Lake Tanganyika
Lepidophagy
Autonomous feeding of animals
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Aquatic_feeding_mechanisms
Animal that feeds primarily on grass
behaviours Carnivores adult Arachnophagy Avivore Corallivore Durophagy Egg predation Entomophagy Hematophagy Insectivore Lepidophagy Man-eating animal Molluscivore
Graminivore
Organism that consumes fungi
orchids and orchid mycorrhizae has been suggested to be somewhere between predation and parasitism. The precise mechanisms by which these plants gain sugars
Fungivore
Digestion of wood
"mycangia"), and infect the host tree themselves when they are laying their eggs. Cossidae moths Cockroaches in the genus Cryptocercus and in the subfamily
Xylophagy
Consumption of bones
phenomenon of osteophagy in birds, in which snail shells are ingested by egg-laying females to supplement the increased calcium needed for eggshell formation
Osteophagy
Dietary interactions between species
types of biological species interactions including prey-predator (see predation), host-parasite (see parasitism), plant-herbivore and victim-exploiter
Consumer–resource interactions
Consumer–resource_interactions
behaviours Carnivores adult Arachnophagy Avivore Corallivore Durophagy Egg predation Entomophagy Hematophagy Insectivore Lepidophagy Man-eating animal Molluscivore
Thanatophage
Animal that preys on and eats birds
2024. Nyffeler, Martin; Maxwell, Michael R.; Remsen, J. V. (2017). "Bird Predation By Praying Mantises: A Global Perspective". Wilson Journal of Ornithology
Avivore
Feeding on mucus of fishes or invertebrates
behaviours Carnivores adult Arachnophagy Avivore Corallivore Durophagy Egg predation Entomophagy Hematophagy Insectivore Lepidophagy Man-eating animal Molluscivore
Mucophagy
Extinct species of bird
and deer which destroyed much of its habitat, as well as direct and egg predation by introduced rats and mongooses. It was discovered in 1893 in the Pelekuna
Black_mamo
Organism that eats mostly animal tissue
750 metres of each other. They can influence other native carnivores by predation and competition in the ecosystem, and can lead to a reduction or possible
Mesocarnivore
Transfer of food between members of a community through stomodeal or proctodeal means
mimicry, such as mimicking the eggshell colors and patterns of the host's eggs, to place their young in the nest of host species where they will be fed
Trophallaxis
Species of reptile
hatching. As the tortoises age, they have fewer natural predators. Egg predation rates are unchanged regardless of whether nests are close to or remain
Gopher_tortoise
Order of insects
Adriano; De Souza, André R.; Prezoto, Fábio; Mound, Laurence A. (2013). "Egg predation within the nests of social wasps: a new genus and species of Phlaeothripidae
Thrips
Organism using inorganic substrate to obtain reducing equivalents for use in biosynthesis
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Lithotroph
Consumption of hard-shelled or exoskeleton-bearing organisms
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Durophagy
Natural interconnection of food chains
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Food_web
Fungus which traps and eats tiny animals
behaviours Carnivores adult Arachnophagy Avivore Corallivore Durophagy Egg predation Entomophagy Hematophagy Insectivore Lepidophagy Man-eating animal Molluscivore
Carnivorous_fungus
Topics referred to by the same term
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Eggman
Species of bird
higher levels of nestling predation than egg predation. The levels of belligerence exhibited by parents therefore increase once eggs hatch but there is no
Northern_mockingbird
Extinct subspecies of bird
late 1910s. As the vegetation disappeared, the bird suffered increased egg predation by Laysan finches (Telespiza cantans), ruddy turnstones (Arenaria interpres)
Laysan_millerbird
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Predatory_dinoflagellate
Wildlife management method of population control
ravens gets too large, it can lead to increased predation and population decline on other birds. Raven eggs are thus oiled to allow the prey birds to recover
Goose_egg_addling
Species of spider
HANK (August 2001). "Description of the Egg Sac of Mimetus Notius (Araneae, Mimetidae) and a Case of Egg Predation by Phalacrotophora Epeirae (Diptera, Phoridae)"
Larinioides_sclopetarius
Species of turtle
than the width of the largest egg and there is no found optimal egg size that prevails better than others. Egg predation is a major cause of mortality
Sternotherus_odoratus
Largest type of egg from any living bird
The egg of the ostrich (genus Struthio) is the largest of any living bird (being exceeded in size by those of the extinct elephant bird genus Aepyornis
Ostrich_egg
Method of feeding in some heterotrophic organisms
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Myzocytosis
Carnivorous animal that feeds on molluscs
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Molluscivore
Species of bird
toucan, despite the latter species being responsible for over half of egg predation of the hyacinth macaw. Toco toucans may also be ecologically significant
Toco_toucan
behaviours Carnivores adult Arachnophagy Avivore Corallivore Durophagy Egg predation Entomophagy Hematophagy Insectivore Lepidophagy Man-eating animal Molluscivore
Microbivory
Eating of arachnids
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Arachnophagy
Species of bird
rate of fledglings was only 0.33 young per nest. However, increased egg predation by fish eagles has been reported to be linked to decline in fish stocks
Yellow-billed_stork
Interspecies animal behavior
Cat predation on wildlife is the result of the natural instincts and behavior of feral and owned house cats to hunt small prey, including wildlife. Some
Cat_predation_on_wildlife
Species of shark
arrive later and stay later perhaps as a means to reduce egg predation upon their newly laid eggs. Both sexes show philopatry and high site fidelity. Port
Port_Jackson_shark
Animals that eats worms
behaviours Carnivores adult Arachnophagy Avivore Corallivore Durophagy Egg predation Entomophagy Hematophagy Insectivore Lepidophagy Man-eating animal Molluscivore
Vermivore
Feeding on dead plant or animal biomass by sessile organisms
behaviours Carnivores adult Arachnophagy Avivore Corallivore Durophagy Egg predation Entomophagy Hematophagy Insectivore Lepidophagy Man-eating animal Molluscivore
Saprophagy
Order of birds
national parks. At present, the greatest threat to their survival is predation by invasive mammalian predators. The vestigial wings are so small as to
Kiwi_(bird)
Animal that mostly eats flowers
behaviours Carnivores adult Arachnophagy Avivore Corallivore Durophagy Egg predation Entomophagy Hematophagy Insectivore Lepidophagy Man-eating animal Molluscivore
Florivore
Migratory seabird in the family Laridae with circumpolar distribution
may form a significant part of the diet in some areas. Eggs and young are vulnerable to predation by mammals such as rats, badgers and American mink, and
Common_tern
Species of amphibian
changes, and predation. Development occurs over a period of six days, with the mother ensuring the eggs stay moist the day after mating. Egg mortality in
Grey_foam-nest_tree_frog
Organism that feeds primarily on sea sponges
sponges under pressure of predation from a spongivore. Sponges utilize structural and chemical strategies to deter predation. One of the most common structural
Spongivore
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