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Gigantic Megalosauroid and Allosauroid Dinosaurs Had Weak Bites, Study Suggests

While tyrannosaurid dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus rex  had skulls that were optimized for high bite forces, other gigantic carnivorous…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #Allosauridae #Allosauroidea #Allosaurus #AU #Australia #Bite #Carnivory #Dinosaur #fossil #Giganotosaurus #Jaw #Megalosauroidea #Megalosaurus #skull #teeth #Theropod #Tyrannosauridae #Tyrannosaurus #Tyrannosaurusrex
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/46364/

Unearthing how a #carnivorous fungus traps and digests worms
https://phys.org/news/2023-11-unearthing-carnivorous-fungus-digests-worms.html

Key processes required for the different stages of #fungal #carnivory by a nematode-trapping fungus https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002400

"#Arthrobotrys oligospora usually derives its #nutrients from decaying organic matter, but starvation and the presence of nearby #worms can prompt it to form traps to capture and consume worms. A. oligospora is just one of many species of #fungi that can trap and eat very small #animals."

Unearthing how a #carnivorous fungus traps and digests worms
https://phys.org/news/2023-11-unearthing-carnivorous-fungus-digests-worms.html

Key processes required for the different stages of #fungal #carnivory by a nematode-trapping fungus https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002400

"#Arthrobotrys oligospora usually derives its #nutrients from decaying organic matter, but starvation and the presence of nearby #worms can prompt it to form traps to capture and consume worms. A. oligospora is just one of many species of #fungi that can trap and eat very small #animals."