#carnivory — Public Fediverse posts
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Fossil Teeth Reveal How Extinct Carnivorous Mammal Adapted to Global Warming 56 Million Years Ago https://www.byteseu.com/1260380/ #carnivory #Climate #ClimateChange #Diet #Dissacus #DissacusPraenuntius #GlobalWarming #Mammal #Mesonychidae #PaleoceneEoceneThermalMaximum #Paleoclimate #PETM #Teeth
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Unearthing how a #carnivorous fungus traps and digests worms
https://phys.org/news/2023-11-unearthing-carnivorous-fungus-digests-worms.htmlKey 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."