Assertion: termite | /r/CapableOf | eat other’s feces
Facets:
value: sometimes
type: TEMPORAL
value: to break down biological material
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Termites eat each other’s feces.
text: Termites eat this fungus which helps them extract nutrients from the wood they consume.
text: They also eat the decaying remains of animals, various plants, and even fungi — the main food of the larvae, which termites breed arranging the whole plantation on previously manured soil.
text: They also eat fungus that live on the decaying trees.
text: Termites breed synergistic fungi, using the fungi to break down biological material into a form which can be digested by the termites.
text: The fungus then digests the wood and the termites eat the fungus.
text: Termites feed on plants directly or on fungus growing on decaying plant material.
text: They are attracted to the odors of decaying wood, which is easier for them to chew, and sometimes the termites also consume the fungi that cause decay.
text: The termites will feed on the fungi, but the fungi spores will pass undigested through their intestines.
text: To obtain a sufficient supply of microorganisms in their gut, the termites must feed on each other’s feces.
text: To get it, they eat one another’s poop.
text: Termites do eat each other’s feces, as it helps their stomachs effectively build up their digestive tracts,” pest and wildlife expert Paul Dube said.
text: They have a trophallaxis behavior which means they eat each other’s feces.
text: Termites eat this fungus which helps them extract nutrients from the wood they consume.