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

• Birds of prey
• Pelicans
• Rockers
• Swallows

arthropod

• Spiders (Araneae)
• Harvestmen (Opiliones)
• Ground beetle (Carabidae)
• Rump beetle (Staphylinidae)

Mosses

• Colura zoophaga
• Pleurozia purpurea