Australia Ecosystem Food Web by Tiana Boyd

Rotten wood

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A log of rotting wood on a forest floor appears to be dead, but it provides damp shelter and food for many plants and animals

Leaf Litter

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Leaf litter is the dead plant material that has fallen from trees, shrubs, and other plants. It hangs around on the ground surface until it decomposes

Maple leaves

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These are Maple tree leaves are fairly large, 3-6″ long and they will be wider than they are long. They are paired (opposite), dark green color, hairless

Polyporus squamosus

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Cerioporus squamosus aka Polyporus squamosus is a basidiomycete bracket fungus, Bracket fungi generally consume the wood of host trees

Archaea

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Archaea is a domain of single-celled organisms. These microorganisms lack cell nuclei and are therefore prokaryotes. They have the amazing ability to turn inorganic material into organic matter, like turning metal to meat.

Calvatia gigantea

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Calvatia gigantea, commonly known as the giant puffball, is a puffball mushroom commonly found in meadows, field. Eat on Dead and decaying organic material.

Armadillidiidae

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Armadillidiidae is a family of woodlice, a terrestrial crustacean group in the order Isopoda. pillbugs feed primarily on decaying plant material and are important decomposers of organic matter

Larve

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A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage. They are decomposers

Crickets

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Crickets are omnivores. This means that a natural cricket diet consists of plants and meat and includes protein, grains, and produce.

Earthworm

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Their nutrition comes from things in soil, such as decaying roots and leaves. Animal manures are an important food source for earthworms. They eat living organisms such as nematodes, protozoans, rotifers, bacteria, fungi in soil. Worms will also feed on the decomposing remains of other animals.

Millipedes

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Most millipedes are detritivores, which means they like eating decayed things. They commonly feast on damp and decaying or rotting wood and decaying fruits. If they have no access to anything decaying to eat, they will eat plants, fungi, and normal fruits. Some millipedes are omnivores and prefer eating dead insects

Red Robins

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Robins feed on insects (especially beetles) and worms. You might notice one following you about as your dig up your garden hoping to nab a few worms as you unearth them. Robins can also eat fruit, seeds, suet, crushed peanuts, sunflower hearts and raisins. They particularly enjoy mealworms.

Juvenile Alligator

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Alligators are opportunistic feeders. Their diets include prey species that are abundant and easily accessible. Juvenile alligators eat primarily insects, amphibians, small fish, and other invertebrates. Adult alligators eat rough fish, snakes, turtles, small mammals, and birds.

Blue-tongue lizard

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Many lizards and little grass skinks feed on insects and larvae, while larger lizards such as Blue-tongues and shinglebacks will happily slurp up slugs and snails.

Coopers Hawk

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A medium-sized hawk of the woodlands. Feeding mostly on birds and small mammals, it hunts by stealth, approaching its prey through dense cover

Red Fox

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Foxes are opportunistic omnivores that eat a variety of meat, insects and plant materials. Where present, rabbits make up a bulk of fox diet.