AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What do moles eat?
A
soil
B
grass
C
worms
D
berries
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What do moles eat? Moles eat insects and grubs, but they especially love to eat earth worms! They will eat their weight in food everyday. Some people will try to eradicate moles by eradicating earth worms, but earthworms can actually be very beneficial to your lawn.

Detailed explanation-2: -Moles sometimes collect and store their food (earthworms) alive in special chambers. The stored worms are immobilised by a bite to the head segment and up to 470 worms have been recorded in one chamber. General Ecology: Moles spend almost all their lives underground in a system of permanent and semi-permanent tunnels.

Detailed explanation-3: -Their favorite meal includes earthworms, grubs, snails, spiders, small animals, and other insects. Because moles require a lot of food for energy, they eat more than their one-pound body weight in food each day.

Detailed explanation-4: -What they eat: Earthworms and insect larvae. Sometimes also lizards and tiny snakes.

Detailed explanation-5: -Moles are insectivores, which means that they eat insects, like grubs and earthworms as well as insect larvae.

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