The processing plant.(chain of life in which one insect processes food for another) From: Discover | Date: September 1, 1995| Author: Zimmer, Carl | COPYRIGHT 1995 Discover. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Stephen Heard discovered that insect larvae living inside a pitcher plant take turns eating insect carcasses trapped by the plant. He calls the concept a 'processing chain,' and has found it applicable to other sub-ecosystems. Midges shred carcasses to a size which mosquito larvae can digest.

NOT ALL ECOLOGISTS SPEND THEIR DAYS in the presence of nature's majesty, contemplating redwood groves or mountain lakes or rain forest canopies. Since 1988, Stephen Heard has been peering into ...

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