Insect Feeding & Food Webs

All insects must eat or they will eventually starve so much of insect behavior is about finding food and eating it! Many insects are very specific in their feeding preferences and they will either starve or move to another area if their food is not available. Other insects are not as specific and will switch […]

Diet & Beak Shape

When you look at a bird’s beak you are actually looking at an extension of its skull. Beaks (or bills) are two-part structures with an upper mandible and a lower mandible. The bird’s nostrils are located on each side of the upper mandible. The mandibles (jaws) are made of bone, and like most bird bones, […]

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