Xylophagy is a term used in ecology to describe the habits of an herbivorous animal whose diet consists primarily (often solely) of wood. The word derives from Greek ξυλοφάγος (xulophagos) "eating wood", from ξύλον (xulon) "wood" and φαγεῖν (phagein) "to eat", an ancient Greek name for a kind of a worm-eating bird. Animals feeding only on dead wood are called sapro-xylophagous. Most such animals are arthropods, primarily insects of various kinds, in which the behavior is quite common, and found in many different orders.
Xylophagous Insect
Xylophagous Insect
Xylophagous Insect
Xylophagous Insect
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