Interactive Forest Ecosystem

What does the red-winged blackbird eat?

• seeds
• nuts
• grains
• insects
• snails
• frogs
• carrion (dead animals/roadkill)

What eats the red-winged blackbird?

• raccoons
• minks
• owls
• wrens
• magpies
• hawks

To learn more, press here. ---. “Red-winged Blackbird.” AZ Animals, 15 July 2021, a-z-animals.com/animals/red-winged-blackbird.

What does the Great Horned Owl Eat?

• mice
• rats
• ground squirrels
• rabbits

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• snakes

What eats the Great Horned Owl? Great horned owls have no severe predators, and it is rare for an adult to be attacked. To learn more, press here. Walker, Niccoy. “What Do Great Horned Owls Eat?” AZ Animals, 19 June 2022, a-z-animals.com/blog/what-do-great-horned-owls-eat.

What does the wolf spider eat?

• spiders
• ants
• grasshoppers
• beetles
• other insects

What eats the wolf spider?

• birds
• lizards
• rodents.

To learn more, press here. ---. “Wolf Spider.” AZ Animals, 11 July 2022, a-z-animals.com/animals/wolf-spider.

What does the white-tail deer eat?

• grass
• weeds
• flowers
• corn,
• nutsfruit

What eats the white-tail deer?

• Bobcats
• wolves
• coyotes

To learn more, press here. ---. “White-tail Deer.” AZ Animals, 26 Sept. 2022, a-z-animals.com/animals/white-tail-deer.

What do brook trout eat?

• Aquatic insects
• land-based insects
• amphibians
• smaller fish,

What eats brook trout?

• heron
• kingfishers
• otters
• snapping turtles
• snakes
• other larger fish

To learn more, press here. Hitchcock, Kristin. “Brook Trout.” AZ Animals, 27 Sept. 2022, a-z-animals.com/animals/brook-trout.

What does the millipede eat?

• damp wood pieces
• decayed leaves

What eats the millipede?

• birds
• badgers
• rodents

To learn more, press here. ---. “Millipede.” AZ Animals, 13 Feb. 2022, a-z-animals.com/animals/millipede.

What does the American robin eat?

• fruits and berries
• earthworms
• caterpillars
• grasshoppers
• beetle grubs
• spiders
• snails

What eats the American robin?

• snakes
• hawks
• eagles
• owls
• snakes

To learn more, press here. Staff, Animals. “American Robin.” AZ Animals, 12 Sept. 2022, a-z-animals.com/animals/american-robin.

What does the timber rattlesnake eat?

• rats
• mice
• birds
• rabbits
• lizards
• frogs

What eats the timber rattlesnake?

• king snake
• black snake
• owls
• eagles
• foxes
• coyotes

To learn more, press here. S., Austin. “Timber Rattlesnake (Canebrake Rattlesnake).” AZ Animals, 8 June 2022, a-z-animals.com/animals/timber-rattlesnake.

What do painted turtles eat?

• insects
• small fish
• plants
• algae
• carrion (dead animals)

What eats painted turtles?

• otters
• raccoons
• foxes
• birds of prey

To learn more, press here. ---. “Painted Turtle.” AZ Animals, 10 Sept. 2022, a-z-animals.com/animals/painted-turtle.

Who eats New England Aster?

• deer
• turkeys
• rabbits.

To learn more, press here. ---. www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=syno2. Accessed 30 Sept. 2022.

What does the praying mantis eat? Praying mantises are generalists, which means they’ll eat anything they can handle. This includes other insects and small arthropods like millipedes. What eats the praying mantis? Any animal in the area that has insects as part of its diet preys on the praying mantis. This includes spiders, snakes, lizards, primates, birds, frogs, toads, rodents, bats, and other small mammals, and even the murder hornet. To learn more, press here. ---. “Praying Mantis.” AZ Animals, 18 July 2022, a-z-animals.com/animals/praying-mantis.

What does the owl eat?

• • mice
  • rats
  • ground squirrels
  • rabbits

What does the river otter eat?

• Fish
• crayfish
• snails
• small turtles
• freshwater clams and mussels
• frogs
• salamanders
• birds and bird eggs

What eats the river otter?

• mountain lions
• black bears
• coyotes
• wolves

To learn more, press here. ---. “River Otter.” AZ Animals, 24 Feb. 2022, a-z-animals.com/animals/river-otter.

What eats winterberry? Birds, small mammals, and deer will eat the fruit of the winterberry. By eating the fruit, these animals help to spread the seed of the winterberry. To learn more, press here. Winterberry. www.chesapeakebay.net/discover/field-guide/entry/winterberry. Accessed 30 Sept. 2022.

Who eats from the black walnut tree? The nuts are eaten by woodpeckers, foxes and squirrels. To learn more, press here. Black Walnut Tree on the Tree Guide at arborday.org. www.arborday.org/trees/treeguide/TreeDetail.cfm?ItemID=934. Accessed 30 Sept. 2022.

What eats the sugar maple? White-tailed deer, moose, porcupine, squirrels and snowshoe hare commonly eat the bark, twigs, or fruit of the sugar maple. What uses sugar maple? Songbirds, woodpeckers, and cavity nesters use the sugar maple as a home. To learn more, press here. Bates College. “Sugar Maple.” Bates Canopy, 10 Dec. 2015, www.bates.edu/canopy/species/sugar-maple.

What eats the black oak tree? Many mammals and birds eat the acorns of black oaks, some are wild turkeys, songbirds, chipmunks, squirrels, mice, black bears, opossums, and white-tailed deer. Even rabbits will eat the bark of saplings and the leaves of the seedlings. What uses the black oak tree? Black oak trunk cavities additionally provide shelter to animals such as birds, squirrels, and bats. To learn more, press here. Black Oak | Glen Arboretum. wp.towson.edu/glenarboretum/home/black-oak/#:%7E:text=Many%20mammals%20and%20birds%20eat,the%20leaves%20of%20the%20seedlings%C2%B2. Accessed 30 Sept. 2022.

Mushrooms are not plants; they are decomposers.

• They don't have chlorophyll so they can't make their own food.
• Mushrooms decompose dead plants and animals.
• Mushrooms absorb nutrients from the organisms they are decomposing

What eats mushrooms?

• deer
• squirrels
• birds
• turtles
• insects

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What do brook trout eat?

• Aquatic insects
• land-based insects
• amphibians
• smaller fish,

What eats brook trout?

• heron
• kingfishers
• otters
• snapping turtles
• snakes
• other larger fish

To learn more, press here. Hitchcock, Kristin. “Brook Trout.” AZ Animals, 27 Sept. 2022, a-z-animals.com/animals/brook-trout.