Insect behavior

Stridulation is the act of producing sound by rubbing together certain body parts. This behavior is mostly associated with insects, but other animals are known to do this as well, such as a number of species of fish, snakes and spiders. The mechanism is typically that of one structure with a well-defined lip, ridge, or nodules (the "scraper" or plectrum) being moved across a finely-ridged surface (the "file" or stridulitrum—sometimes called the pars stridens) or vice versa, and vibrating as it does so, like the dragging of a phonograph needle across a vinyl record. Sometimes it is the structur

phenomenon in which a group of ants march in a continuously rotating circle

mating flight of eusocial insects

thumb|right|The Colorado potato beetle will typically only feed on plants of the family [[Solanaceae.]] Oligophagy refers to the eating of only a few specific foods, and to monophagy when restricted to a single food source. The term is usually associated with insect dietary behaviour. Organisms may exhibit narrow or specific oligophagy where the diet is restricted to a very few foods or broad oligophagy where the organism feeds on a wide variety of specific foods but none other.

seasonal movement of insects

insects seeking out nutrients in certain moist substances such as rotting plant matter

thumb|Acropyga glaesaria and [[Electromyrmococcus abductus]]

type of bird flight where the bird remains in a fixed position relative to the ground by flying into a headwind

ant nest formed by the ants' bodies

Xenophagy (Greek "strange" + "eating") and allotrophy (Greek "other" + "nutrient") are changes in established patterns of biological consumption, by individuals or groups.

Group of wasps defined by their behaviour