insectivorous
Feeds on bugs
Insectivorous describes organisms that eat insects as their primary food source.
The term applies to certain plants like Venus flytraps and sundews that trap and digest insects, as well as to animals such as bats, shrews, and many bird species.
Insectivorous birds help control pest populations in gardens.
The word is largely interchangeable with insect-eating but sounds more scientific.
Insect-lapping mammal
- pangolinScale-covered ant-eating mammal
- echidnaEgg-laying spined mammal
- numbatAustralian termite-eating marsupial
- aardwolfInsectivorous hyena relative
shrew · mole · bat · hedgehog · armadillo · frog · toad · gecko
Insect-trapping marsh plant
- butterwortCarnivorous plant, sticky leaves
- bladderwortCarnivorous aquatic plant
anteater
Insect-lapping mammal
- pangolinScale-covered ant-eating mammal
- echidnaEgg-laying spined mammal
- numbatAustralian termite-eating marsupial
aardwolf · shrew · mole · bat · hedgehog · armadillo · frog · toad · gecko · chameleon
sundew
Insect-trapping marsh plant
- butterwortCarnivorous plant, sticky leaves
- bladderwortCarnivorous aquatic plant
larvae
Immature metamorphosing creatures
aphids · mosquitoes · caterpillars · moths · crickets · ants · flies · gnats · mealworms · cicadas
- bird traitsfeathered, plumed, plumage, plumaged, beaky
- primate traitsopposable thumbs, grasping hands, prehensile, binocular vision, arboreal
- Anolesanole, anoles
- bandicootsbandicoot, bilby
insectivorousherbivorous
Consuming only plants
carnivorous · omnivorous · vegetarian · predacious · predaceous
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