3.1 Animal feeding

2026-04-14 13:49

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Animal feeding

There are four primary types of feeders:
1. Filter Feeders
- Aquatic Organisms (that consume plankton)
- Water washes through them, and use their unique structures to trap food.
  - Need to ensure that their "filters" don't get damaged
- Common examples include manta rays, whales etc.
1. Substrate Feeders
- These organisms live on their food source and eat through the same source.
  - ie. (A caterpillar literally eats itself to create a butterfly)
Fluid Feeder
- Suck or lick nutrients from other organisms
  - Ie. (Bats, mosquitos, butterflies..)
Bulk Feeder
- Ingest large food and either swallow them whole or chew them into smaller pieces