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Fish
What Eats Jellyfish?
There are many kinds, or species, of jellyfish in all the oceans of the earth. The main predator of jellyfish is other jellyfish, usually of a different species. But jellyfish also have a number of other natural enemies that like to eat them. These predators include sharks, tunas, swordfish and some species of salmon. [ez-toc] Introduction Several animals eat jellyfish,…
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Herbivore
What Eats Grass?
Some birds, such as chickens and wild turkeys, eat grass, and so do some types of fish. Almost all animals that eat grass are themselves eaten by carnivorous, or meat-eating, predators—which makes grass a very important part of most food webs. But many carnivorous animals also eat grasses from time to time. For instance, you’ve probably seen a dog bite…
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Plankton
What Eats Zooplankton?
Zooplankton are tiny water animals. Many of these plankton look like shrimp and other crustaceans, as well as worms, fish and jellyfish. The animal in the photo has been magnified many times, or else you would hardly be able to see it! Often zooplankton can be found in huge swarms made up of billions and billions of individual little animals.…
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Algae
What Eats Kelp?
Kelp may look like a long seaweed, but its actually an alga (singular of the word “algae.”) In many parts of the ocean, kelp is an important part of the food web, because many creatures eat it. In addition, kelp often forms dense “forests” where fish can hide from their predators. Many species or kinds of fish eat kelp. Kelp…
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Algae
What Eats Algae?
There are many different types of algae, and they can be many different colors, including green, blue and red. Algae—the plural of the word “alga”—often can be found in water, where it forms gooey mats. Some people call these mats of algae “pond scum.” Algae may not look delicious to you, but many creatures could not live without them. The…
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Invertebrates
What Eats Dirt?
What Eats Dirt? You probably already know that worms eat dirt. Dirt—also known as “soil” and “earth”—contains small bits of leaves and pieces of plants that earthworms digest and turn into food energy. Tiny bits of rock in the dirt also help worms to digest their food. But many other animals also eat dirt. Animals such as elephants, chimpanzees, parrots…
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Food Chain
What Eats Rocks?
What Eats Rocks? All birds eat gravel and small stones to help them digest their food. The rocks, stones or gravel go into the “gizzard,” a part of the bird’s digestive system where food is ground into smaller pieces. The stones move around in the gizzard and do the grinding. Gizzard stones are also called “stomach stones” and “gastroliths.” Some…
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Food Chain
What Eats Poop?
What Eats Poop? Why Do They Eat Poop? You probably have already noticed that flies like poop. They like to lay their eggs on it. That’s because poop is also called “dung” or “feces” is nothing more than digested food that has passed through an animal. It still contains enough nutrition to feed the baby flies—also called larvae or maggots…
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