Chapter 9. Ground-dwelling insects


A mole cricket. (After Eisenbeis & Wichard 1987.)
A mole cricket. (After Eisenbeis & Wichard 1987.)


9. Ground-dwelling insects

9.1. Insects of litter and soil

9.1.1. Root-feeding insects

9.2. Insects and dead trees or decaying wood

9.3. Insects and dung

9.4. Insect — carrion interactions

9.5.1. Fungivorous insects

9.5.2. Fungus farming by leaf-cutter ants

9.5.3. Fungus cultivation by termites

9.6. Cavernicolous insects

9.7. Environmental monitoring using grounddwelling hexapods

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