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As with the popular mealworm, Z. atratus larvae (commonly known as superworms, and under the name Zophobas morio) are widely used in pet care, more specifically as feed. Superworms are relatively high in protein and fat, which make them attractive pet feed for captive reptiles, amphibians, fish, and birds, and other types of insectivores like ants.
Their diet consists primarily of ants, beetles, sow bugs, and earthworms, but they will consume most kinds of insect. [citation needed] As their name suggests, slimy salamanders produce significant amounts of skin secretions that are highly adhesive. These adhesives bind to predators and can compromise both mastication and locomotion. [10]
These salamanders eat a variety of things which include insects, insect larvae, spiders, beetles, millipedes, snails, slugs, mollusks and large quantities of earthworms.
Large species such as the Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus) eat crabs, fish, small mammals, amphibians, and aquatic insects. [38] In a study of smaller dusky salamanders ( Desmognathus ) in the Appalachian Mountains , their diet includes earthworms , flies , beetles , beetle larvae, leafhoppers , springtails , moths , spiders ...
In the plethodon genus, species have a lungless morphology, restricting nearly all gas and water exchange transport to the body surface. [5] This species mainly consumes insects, including ants, centipedes, springtails, crickets, millipedes, slugs, snout-beetles, and earthworms. [6]
These salamanders eat a variety of things which include insects, insect larvae, spiders, beetles, millipedes, snails, slugs, mollusks and large quantities of earthworms.
Red salamanders eat insects, earthworms, spiders, small crustaceans, snails, and smaller salamanders. To eat, they extend their tongue to capture prey on the tip of it and retract it back into their mouths. [3] The red salamander, as a member of the family Plethodontidae (lungless salamanders) lacks lungs and respires through its skin. [4]
The amphiuma's predatory behaviors and food selection are very calculated and variable depending on abundance of food. In addition to eating frogs, snakes, fish, crustaceans, insects, and other amphiuma, amphiuma have been found to eat annelids, vegetables, arachnids, mollusca, and larvae. [12] Amphiuma seem to have a preference for eating ...