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Maggots are Scavengers because they cannot hunt their own food, therefore they have to live off of already dead animals.

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Can you list three scavengers and what they eat?

Maggots Racoons Vultures etc. :)


Are maggots carnivores?

A maggot is an insect.


Which animals eat tiger?

The tiger is a top predator when it is alive, when it is dead a lot of bugs, vultures, scavengers and maggots feed off it.


Animals that are decomposers?

Most decomposers are insects. Flies, maggots, beetles, ants and roaches are forms of insect decomposers. Other decomposers known as scavengers are vultures, hyenas, and possums.


What eat a tyrannosaurus?

anything not too afraid to approach it after it died a natural death. the equivalent of small scavengers, crows, vultures, maggots, etc....


What kind of decomposer are maggot?

Maggots are known to be decomposers. When scavengers have had their fill of an animal or item, the decomposers then move in to begin doing their work of breaking them down.


How long before maggots start decomposing a body?

Maggots can begin to appear on a decomposing body within 24 to 48 hours after death, depending on environmental conditions such as temperature and humidity. Flies, particularly blowflies, are typically the first to arrive, laying eggs that hatch into maggots. These maggots then start feeding on the decaying tissue, accelerating the decomposition process. The specific timeline can vary based on factors like the location and the presence of other scavengers.


Flies can arise from rotting meat?

Well, it is one place from where new flies do arise. Flies are scavengers and carrion eaters. The short form of the life cycle is this: critter dies, lady fly lands on dead critter and lays eggs, larva in the form of maggots emerge from the eggs, maggots eat, grow, and develop into new flies and rise off the remains of dead critter. Incidentally, maggots only eat dead or rotting meat. Maggots cannot eat live flesh.


What are three types of scavengers?

Three types of scavengers are vultures, hyenas, and raccoons. Vultures primarily feed on carrion, while hyenas scavenge on a wide variety of animal remains. Raccoons are opportunistic feeders, consuming both plant and animal matter left behind by other animals.


What is the habitat of maggots?

Some maggots such as housefly maggots prefer decomposing meat or flesh. Although some maggots live in decomposing logs or trees. These are just a few places where maggots live.


Is a maggot a scavenger?

Yes, maggots are scavengers. They feed on decaying organic matter, such as dead animals or rotting food, helping to break down this material and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.


Do maggots come from mold?

No , maggots are from flies