Leaf-cutter Ants One of the most widespread insects in the Amazon Rainforest, these ants are one of the primary consumers of vegetation. The ants do not ...

Fire ants eat almost anything and can theoretically wipe out local endangered plants and animals. They also destroy irrigation and machinery as well as ...

31 июл. 2012 г. · Jewel beetles, scarabs, termites, and earthworms are part of decomposition high in the canopy, in the soil-like debris found on epiphytes.

These alien-looking predators are related to the plant-eating shield bug. But they've adapted a piercing proboscis with which they feed upon their victims (ants ...

14 февр. 2019 г. · The weaver ant is a voracious predator, feeding on other invertebrates both in the canopy and on the forest floor. Its presence is often ...

8 мая 2003 г. · Most are close to the bottom of the food chain, eating mainly plants. The re-think is significant because ants are so spectacularly abundant.

28 авг. 2020 г. · Herbivorous insects play an important role in ensuring the diversity of returning vegetation in the Amazon. They are strongly attracted to fast ...

They are often herbivores, which means they only eat plant matter. These herbivores include animals like sloths, tapirs, some insects and some rodents.

24 авг. 2006 г. · The research showed that insect species in tropical and temperate forests dine on about the same number of tree species, despite the more diverse menu in the ...