Zoophagy
Zoophagy ( old Gr . Ζῷον zoon 'living beings' and φαγεῖν phagein 'eat') describes the eating of living animals by other living beings. In botany , the term is used more restrictedly only for plants that animals devour but do not actively digest .
Synonyms for zoophagy are carnivores , secondary consumers or predators .
Exemplary selection
- Mammals
- Wood shrew ( Sorex araneus )
- Mole ( Talpa talpa )
- Hedgehog ( Erinaceuas europaeus )
- Predators
- Birds
- arthropod
- Spiders (Araneae)
- Harvestmen (Opiliones)
- Ground beetle (Carabidae)
- Rump beetle (Staphylinidae)
- Mosses