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Predators hunt for a balanced diet

An international team of scientists from the Universities of Exeter and Oxford in the UK, University of Sydney (Australia), Aarhus University (Denmark) and Massey University (New Zealand) based their research on the ground beetle, Anchomenus dorsalis, a well-known garden insect that feasts on slugs, aphids, moths, beetle larvae and ants.

Insects 'seek out balanced diet'

January is the time of year when many people take a close look at how healthy their diet is - but humans are not the only ones making sure they eat a balanced selection of food.

Predators naturally pick their preys based on nutritional value

Washington, Jan 11 (ANI): Predators also select food on the basis of its nutritional value, a new study based on the ground beetle has found.

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Harlequin ladybirds that eat other species and destroy curtains

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