Chart 287 - Insectivorous (Animals & Plants)

Insectivorous (Animals & Plants) Chart

Spectrum Chart - 287 : Insectivorous (Animals & Plants)

1. Bat (Mammal) - Bats are large and diverse group of flying mammals. They inhabit all continents except Antarctica. There are 1100 species of bats. Most bats are brown or black coloured. Bats are the only mammals capable of flying. Bats are mostly known for unique, upside down position they have during sleeping. Bats have a long lifespan. Some species can live up to 40 years.
2. Echinda (Mammal) - Echidna is small animal. It reaches 13.5 to 17.5 inches in length. Body of echidna is covered with two types of hairs. Short hair acts like a fur which maintains the body temperature. Long hairs turn into spines which provide protection against predators. Echidna has long & sticky tongue.
3. Mole (Mammal) - Moles are a small mammals that are most well known for living in tunnels underground. Moles have long, curved claws which the moles use to burrow underground. Moles are insectivorous that primarily feed and hunt earthworms. Due to their small size, moles are preyed about by mammals, birds and reptiles when the moles are above ground.
4. Armadillo (Mammal) - Armadillos are the only mammals whose body is covered with hard shell. Armadillos can be pinkish, dark-brown, black, red, grey or yellowish in colour. Their whole body (head, back, legs and tail) is covered with bony plates.
5. Pangolin (Mammal) - Pangolin is odd-looking animal that belongs to the group of anteaters. Pangolin body is covered with hard, brown scales made of keratin. Scales cover every piece of their body except forehead, belly and the inner side of their legs. Pangolins have five toes on each foot. Pangolins are insectivores. Pangolins can eat up to 70 million insects per night.
6. Hedgehog (Mammal) - Hedgehog is spiny mammal that belongs to the family Erinaceidae. Hedgehog inhabits hedgerows, woodlands, gardens, parks and fields. Hedgehog has elongated snout and body covered with 5000 to 6500 quills. Each quill is hard, hollowed hair whose interior consists of numerous air pockets.
7. Gecko (Reptile) - Gecko is a type of lizard from the family Gekkonidae. They can be found all over the world, except on the Antarctica. Geckos are often kept as pets. Geckos are nocturnal creatures. Geckos eat different types of fruit, flower nectar, insects and worms.
8. Chameleon (Reptile) - Chameleon is a type of lizard. There are around 160 species of chameleons. chameleons are known for their ability to change the colour of their skin. Chameleon's tongue is propelled by incredible speed: it takes 0.07 seconds for tongue to reach the victim, it eat locusts, grasshoppers, crickets, mantis and stick insects.
9. Shrew (Mammal) - Shrew is a small mammal in the family Soricidae. Shrews live in all continents except Australia and Antarctica. Shrew is covered with fur that can be brown or gray in color. Fur is, short, soft and thick. Shrew mainly eats insects, but it also consumes worms, fish, frogs, seed and nuts. Lifespan of shrew is very short, between 12 and 30 months.
10. Numbat (Mammal) - Numbat is one of the rare marsupials that do not have a pouch. It can be found only in the southwestern parts of Australia. Numbat inhabits eucalyptus forests and grasslands. Numbat's body is covered with red-brownish fur with white stripes on their back. Numbat has pointed head and sticky tongue, designed for feeding on termites. Besides termites, numbat eats ants and other insects.
11. Ant Eater (Mammal) - Anteaters can be found in Central and South America. They live in grasslands, woodlands, rainforests and deciduous forests. They are toothless creatures. They use their long and sticky tongue to catch prey. There are four types of anteaters. Some of them are near threatened species.
12. Bee-Eater (Bird) - Bee-eaters are a group of near-passerine birds in the family Meropidae. Most species are found in Africa, Asia, Australia, and New Guinea. They are characterised by richly coloured plumage, slender bodies and usually elongated central tail feathers. They have long downturned bills and pointed wings. As the name suggests, bee-eaters predominantly eat flying insects, especially bees and wasps.
13. Blackbird (Bird) – Blackbird is a thrush. It is a member of the passerine songbird family Turdidae. It has a huge range across Europe, Asia and North Africa, and has been introduced to Australia and New Zealand. It is black in colour, with a yellow/orange bill. It eats a wide range of insects, earthworms, berries and fruits.
14. Frog (Amphibian) - Frogs are a diverse and largely carnivorous group of short-bodied, tailless amphibians composing the order Anura. Frog have long hind legs, elongated ankle bones, webbed toes, no claws, large eyes and a smooth or warty skin. Like other amphibians, oxygen can pass through their highly permeable skins.
15. Aardvark (Mammal) - Aardvark is a mammal that resembles many different creatures: it has ears like rabbit, tongue like anteater, tail like kangaroo, webbed feet like duck and snout like pig. Aardvark lives in the sub-Saharan Africa. This is very shy creature that can be seen rarely. Aardvark is nocturnal and solitary animal.
16. Pitcher Plant (Plant) – A pitcher plant is an Insectivorous plant. Insectivorous plants are plants that eat insects and other small animals. Insectivorous plants grow in soil that has little nitrogen. All living things must have nitrogen. Insectivorous plants get nitrogen from the insects they eat. Pitcher of the pitcher plant is actually a modified leaf. The apex of the leaf is the lid.
17. Venus Fly Trap (Plant) - Venus flytrap is an Insectivorous plant, a plant that feeds on small animals, such as insects. Venus flytrap is one of a very small group of plants that can snap shut very quickly. When an insect or spider crawls along the leaves and touches a hair, the trap closes. Its clam-shaped leaves look rather like flowers, and so they attract insects. When they are open, they are red and smell sweet.
18. Spider (Insect) - Spiders are air-breathing arthropods. They have eight legs and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. Spiders are found worldwide on every continent except for Antarctica. Most spiders have four pairs of eyes on the top-front area of the body.
19. Sundew (Plant) - Sundews, are insectivorous plants. They use a thick gluey goo called mucilage to trap and digest their prey. They are one of the most numerous insectivorous plants and have at least 188 species. They are found everywhere in the world except Antarctica. A fly, butterfly or other nectar-loving insect will find the sweet smell of the mucilage that oozes from the plant. Landing on the colourful tip, the insect will immediately be stuck.
20. Cobralily (Plant) – Cobralily is a species of an insectivorous plant. It is native to Northern California and Oregon region in USA. Name "Cobralily" stems from the resemblance of its tubular leaves to a rearing cobra, complete with a forked leaf - ranging from yellow to purplish-green - that resemble fangs or a serpent's tongue.

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