▲ 1091 ▼ confused flatfish noises (mander.xyz) submitted 11 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 117 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] illi@piefed.social 9 points 11 months ago (2 children) They eat fruits and bugs and stuff. Well, if they hunt bugs, they are predators, no? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FlyingCircus@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) Predators yes, carnivores no. Things that eat bugs are insectivores. Honestly though, almost no mammals are purely carnivorous, herbivorous, or insectivorous. The majority of species will opportunistically eat what is available. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] illi@piefed.social 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) Yeah, and you don't have to be a carnivore to be a predator. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingCircus@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 child) Predators yes, carnivores no. Things that eat bugs are insectivores. Honestly though, almost no mammals are purely carnivorous, herbivorous, or insectivorous. The majority of species will opportunistically eat what is available. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] illi@piefed.social 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) Yeah, and you don't have to be a carnivore to be a predator. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] illi@piefed.social 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) Yeah, and you don't have to be a carnivore to be a predator. permalink fedilink source parent