[["Decomposers eat dead organic matter, including feces and dead plants and animals", 124.0], ["According to National Geographic, \"Decomposers feed on dead things: dead plant materials such as leaf litter and wood, animal carcasses, and feces. They perform a valuable service as Earth's cleanup crew. Without decomposers, dead leaves, dead insects, and dead animals would pile up everywhere.\"", 30.0], ["De composers feed on dead things: dead plant materials such as leaf litter and wood, animal carcasses, and feces. They perform a valuable service as Earth's cleanup crew. ", 22.0], ["Technically they do not eat, decomposers such as fungi absorb the nutrients of decaying matter, similar to a plant's roots. Earthworms also break down decay by eating it and they are known as detrivores.", 14.0]]
what do decomposers eat
animals