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How do insects get food?

Updated: 8/9/2023
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9y ago

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Bug eats by their mouth just like human. They chew leaves a little bit at a time. Some bug eat animal's poo. For example: fly eat poo or junk food. They use their little hands to pick food to their mouth and then eat it.

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14y ago

it all depends on what sort of insect/bug you are talking praying mantis' wait then strike. some bugs just eat wood or leaves etc. its all about the bug.

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9y ago

There are hundreds of thousands of species of insects. Some are predators that eat other insects. Most are plant eaters and some eat offal, refuse, and other trash.

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Stink bugs eat plants, fruits and vegetables. A stink bug bites what they are eating with their mouth. The stink bugs saliva is toxic to fruit cells.

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12y ago

they use their proboscis to suck up sweet nectar from a flower ... although some other insect eat prey through thier mouths

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so stink bugs have like this little needle thing as a mouth, they stick it into the fruit or vegetable. it is like a straw. I have one as a pet so I know.

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With there mouth

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