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meals (e.g. gliding flight).

Scavengers that feed on dead plants

Animals that feed on dead plant material are called herbivorous scavengers.

Some stag beetles are obligate scavengers of dead plant material. For example, Lucanus cervus is dependent on dead wood during the larval stages of its life cycle. Adult Lucanus cervus beetles lay their eggs near the stumps of dead trees, and the larvae then spend

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