Plants protect themselves against pest attack utilizing both direct and indirect modes of
defense. The direct mode of defense includes morphological, biochemical, and molecular …

Sticky plants—those having glandular trichomes (hairs) that produce adhesive, viscous
exudates—can impede the movement of, and entrap, generalist insects. Disparate arthropod …

Herbivores large and small need to mechanically process plant tissue. Their ability to do so
is determined by two forces: the maximum force they can generate, and the minimum force …

Abstract 1 Silicon can increase the resistance of plants to attack by herbivorous insects. The
present study aimed to determine the effect of silicon and cultivar on mandibular wear in …

Animals have evolved diverse comminuting tools. While vertebrates possess mineralized
teeth, insect mandibles often bear metal-inclusion-hardened serrated cusps. Microscopic …

The importance of mechanical wear in the behavioral ecology and energetics of small
organisms is an open question. We investigated wear in leaf-cutter ants, Atta cephalotes …

Zoophytophagy (true omnivory) is a ubiquitous behavior. It allows plant-feeding predators to
maximize their development by finding essential nutrients, and to survive when animal …

The theory of coevolution suggests that herbivores play an important role in the
diversification and composition of plant communities. A prevalent idea holds that grasses …

In general, silicon (Si) is involved in plant resistance against insect pest damage via two
major defence mechanisms: physical defence and induced biochemical (chemical) defence …

Simple Summary Decapod crustaceans live in practically all marine, freshwater, and semi-
terrestrial habitats on Earth, and exhibit a remarkable variation in their feeding behavior …