• su25@lemmygrad.ml
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    1 year ago

    primarily, it’s niche is basically being biomass to be eaten by other animals

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      1 year ago

      Not really even, they act as an incredibly small portion of many animals diets (for example they’re around 4-8% of bat diets as opposed to a much higher percentage for flies). They are really just to small to provide any meaningful nutrient or caloric intake.