A detritivore feeds on plant and animal remains and other dead matter collectively called detritus. They recycle decomposing material and return it to the food chain.
Detritivorous animals include:
Diplura, millipedes
Isopoda, woodlice
Collembola, springtails
Mollusca, slugs and snails
Larger specialists are:
Scarabaeidae, dung beetles
Scathophagidae, dung flies
Silphidae, burying beetles
Detrivores also include earthworms, bee-maggots, crabs and vultures.
Seeds are not detritivores
Woodlice and slugs are detritivores of the woodlands.
Vultures and Hyenas are both scavengers and detritivores.
The animals from the pond that are detritivores are ones that eat dead organisms. Some of the common detritivores include flatworms, snails and water lice among others.
Detritivores decompose organic materials in an ecosystem and return the nutrients to the soil, air, and water.
The bugs
Earthworms and slugs are 2 detritivores
No: they are predators and scavengers, but not detritivores.
Earthworms, fungus and slugs. A Detrivore feeds on dead or decaying matter.
The word is 'detritivores'.
either main animals like a lion or tigers or humans
Eagles are not detritivores
The detritivores have already begun feeding on this corpse. Detritivores contribute to decomposition.
Seeds are not detritivores
Woodlice and slugs are detritivores of the woodlands.
The organism which consume detritus are called detritivores e.g., earthworm.
Vultures and Hyenas are both scavengers and detritivores.