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Practice of embryos feeding on eggs
Oophagy (/oʊˈɒfədʒi/ oh-OFF-ə-jee) or ovophagy, literally "egg eating", is the practice of embryos feeding on eggs produced by the ovary while still inside
Oophagy
Practice of eating oneself
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Autocannibalism
Organism that eats mostly or exclusively animal tissue
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Carnivore
Eating members of one's own species
adelphophagy or embryophagy, the fetus eats sibling embryos, while in oophagy it feeds on eggs. Adelphophagy occurs in some marine gastropods (calyptraeids
Cannibalism
body (see also autophagy) Filial cannibalism Intrauterine cannibalism Oophagy or ovophagy: the embryo/foetus eats sibling eggs Embryophagy: the foetus
List_of_feeding_behaviours
Practice of humans eating other humans
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Human_cannibalism
Plants that consume animals
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Carnivorous_plant
Species of spider
that individuals will also hunt on young individuals of other spiders. Oophagy was observed in an individual in Mangalore, India. A female which was missing
Brettus_cingulatus
Animal that can eat and survive on both plants and animals
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Omnivore
Act of voluntarily ingesting feces
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Coprophagia
Organism that eats mostly or exclusively plant material
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Herbivore
Creature that preys on humans
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Man-eating_animal
Gestation type
additional provisioning may be in the form of unfertilized eggs (intrauterine oophagy), uterine secretions (histotrophy) or it may be delivered through a placenta
Ovoviviparity
Development of the embryo inside the mother
zygotes develop in the female's oviducts, but find their nutrients by oophagy or adelphophagy (intra-uterine cannibalism of eggs or sibling embryos in
Viviparity
Practice of animals eating their own mating partners
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Sexual_cannibalism
Organism capable of degrading and metabolising plastic
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Plastivore
Genus of cartilaginous fishes
for slashing and tearing, is believed to have assisted in intrauterine oophagy, rather than being indicative of Delphyodontos being a predator later in
Delphyodontos
Predator at the top of a food chain
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Apex_predator
Genus of fishes (Alopias, family Alopiidae)
they begin feasting on the mother's unfertilized eggs; this is known as oophagy. Thresher sharks are slow to mature; males reach sexual maturity between
Thresher_shark
Family of sharks
Gollum). It contains the only ground shark species that exhibit intrauterine oophagy, in which developing fetuses are nourished by eggs produced by their mother
Pseudotriakidae
Organism that eats mostly animal tissue
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Mesocarnivore
Species of shark
helping them feed on the mother's unfertilized ova (a behaviour known as oophagy). In females, only the right ovary appears to function, and it is currently
Basking_shark
Obsession with drinking blood
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Clinical_vampirism
Animals with more than 70% meat in their diets
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Hypercarnivore
Type of interaction between species
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Parasitism
Species of shark
of development, the unborn young are fed nonviable eggs by the mother (oophagy). The litter size is typically two, but may be as many as eight. The longfin
Longfin_mako_shark
Animal that feeds on carrion, dead plants, or refuse
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Scavenger
Animals that feed by straining food from water
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Filter_feeder
Parasitic insect reproductive strategy
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Anautogeny
Feeding mainly on seeds
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Seed_predation
Type of herbivory
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Browsing_(herbivory)
Act of mammals eating the placenta of their young after childbirth
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Placentophagy
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Predatory_dinoflagellate
Species of wasp
dominance to determine the hierarchical ranking; dominant females will exhibit oophagy and become foundresses. In the beginning of the pre-emergence stage, there
Polistes_fuscatus
Ecological niche involving feeding on blood
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Hematophagy
Feeding on termites or ants
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Myrmecophagy
Species of shark (Lamna nasus)
perform seemingly playful behavior. This shark is aplacental viviparous with oophagy, developing embryos being retained within the mother's uterus and subsisting
Porbeagle
Organism that eats mostly or exclusively fish tissue
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Piscivore
Cell membrane engulfing a large particle
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Phagocytosis
Herbivorous animal that specializes in eating leaves
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Folivore
Insects destroying eggs not laid by queen
colonies of the dwarf honey bee, Apis florea, are also reported to engage in oophagy. Using microsatellite analysis, researchers concluded that no mature drones
Worker_policing
Carnivorous animal that feeds on molluscs
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Molluscivore
Transfer of food between members of a community through stomodeal or proctodeal means
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Trophallaxis
Dietary interactions between species
Coprophagy Geophagy Hematophagy Lepidophagy Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Osteophagy Oophagy Ophiophagy Ovophagy Placentophagy Saprophagy Sarcophagy Thanatophagy Xylophagy
Consumer–resource interactions
Consumer–resource_interactions
Organism that eats mostly fruit
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Frugivore
Predatory cartilaginous fishes
young are born alive and fully functional. Lamniforme sharks practice oophagy, where the first embryos to hatch eat the remaining eggs. Taking this a
Shark
Animal that feeds primarily on grass
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Graminivore
Species of insect
through "egg-eating" or oophagy, but in the case of these bees, worker policing is directed at workers with ovaries since oophagy is hard to achieve, as
Apis_dorsata
Organism that consumes fungi
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Fungivore
Feeding strategy for many animals
populations. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Animals eating eggs. Oophagy Balut Seed predation "ovivorous (adj.)". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved
Egg_predation
Organism that feeds primarily on sea sponges
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Spongivore
Feeding on mucus of fishes or invertebrates
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Mucophagy
Organic vessel in which an embryo first begins to develop
but obtain nutrients by consuming other ova, zygotes or sibling embryos (oophagy or adelphophagy). This intra-uterine cannibalism occurs in some sharks
Egg
To feed by hunting and eating snakes
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Ophiophagy
Species of wasp
there are any eggs found that are not laid by the queen, she eats them (oophagy). Most of these eggs were likely laid by subordinates. Queens often get
Belonogaster_petiolata
Highest level of animal sociality a species can attain
that queens can effectively dominate workers; queens practice selective oophagy; the flow of nutrients favors queen over workers; and queens rapidly lay
Eusociality
Method of feeding in herbivores, eating grasses and other plants
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Grazing_(behaviour)
Species of ant
125% (i.e. more eggs were eaten than laid in that period) and 64%. This oophagy had a major impact on the colony's output of eggs. The queens appeared
Leptothorax_acervorum
Practice of eating earth or soil-like substrates
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Geophagia
Deep-sea shark
sizes and embryos that grow during gestation by eating undeveloped eggs (oophagy). The birth size is probably close to 82 cm (32 in), the length of the
Goblin_shark
Species of wasp
eggs are often eaten by the egg laying wasp herself. This is known as oophagy. This may occur because this practice increases energy circulation. These
Parachartergus_fraternus
Postpartum eating of human placenta
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Human_placentophagy
Animal that feeds on decomposing plant and animal parts as well as faeces
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Detritivore
Changes in patterns of biological consumption
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Xenophagy
Consumption of bones
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Osteophagy
Animal that preys on and eats birds
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Avivore
Eating of arachnids
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Arachnophagy
Practice of eating insects by organisms
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Entomophagy
Medical condition
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Pagophagia
Animal that mostly eats flowers
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Florivore
Division or infraclass of fishes
blood supply via a placenta-like structure that develops in the uterus. Oophagy is practised by a few species, such as Nomorhamphus ebrardtii; the mother
Teleost
Process of bearing offspring
by glands in the walls of the oviduct. The Lamniforme sharks practice oophagy, where the first embryos to hatch consume the remaining eggs and sand tiger
Birth
Consumption of honey
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Mellivory
Digestion of wood
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Xylophagy
Fungus which traps and eats tiny animals
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Carnivorous_fungus
Organism which eats insects
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Insectivore
Sustained inability to eat sufficient food
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Hunger
Compulsive eating of non-food items
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Pica_(disorder)
Feeding livestock on forage
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Grazing
Animal in which nectar is a main source of nutrition in their diet
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Nectarivore
Biological interaction
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Predation
Reproductive physiology of fishes
oviducts but obtain nutrients by consuming other tissues, such as ova (oophagy) or zygotes. This has been observed primarily among sharks such as the
Fish_reproduction
Species of wasp
of a colony, laying the majority of eggs and partaking in differential oophagy. The alpha female devotes much of her time to social interaction, in comparison
European_paper_wasp
Type of socially subordinate ranking
reproduction by workers, found in bees and ants. Policing may involve oophagy and immobilization of workers who lay eggs. In some ant species such as
Dominance_hierarchy
Species of spider
natural sugars and nectar that serve as an energy source. When engaging in oophagy, the species shows a preference for lepidopteran eggs and the eggs of other
Hibana_velox
Organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Decomposer
Form of aplacental viviparity
yolk-sac viviparity (in which the embryo is solely sustained by yolk) and oophagy (in which the embryo feeds on ova). There are two categories of histotrophy:
Histotrophy
Consumption of hard-shelled or exoskeleton-bearing organisms
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Durophagy
Animal that feeds on carrion
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Necrophage
Organism using inorganic substrate to obtain reducing equivalents for use in biosynthesis
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Lithotroph
oogamous, oogamy, oogenesis, oogonium, ooid, oolite, oolith, oology, oomancy, oophagy, oophorectomy, oophoron, ootheca, ootid, ootidogenesis, paroophoron op-
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Species of shark
crustaceans. It exhibits a specialised form of aplacental viviparity with oophagy: the females produce a single capsule in each uterus that contains 30–80
Slender_smooth-hound
Species of spider
practice entomophagy. It has also displayed web-invading kleptoparasitism and oophagy. "Cyrba algerina (Lucas, 1846)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden
Cyrba_algerina
Autonomous feeding of animals
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Aquatic_feeding_mechanisms
Aquatic animal that feeds on the bottom of a body of water
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Bottom_feeder
Animals that eats worms
Mucophagy Myrmecophagy Ophiophagy Piscivore Spongivore Vermivore reproductive Oophagy Paedophagy Placentophagy Breastfeeding Weaning cannibalistic Human cannibalism
Vermivore
Species of shark
It has a viviparous mode of reproduction, featuring an unusual form of oophagy in which the developing embryos consume ova or egg fragments released by
False_catshark
Species of shark
2001.00362.x. Otake, T., 二雄 & Mizue, K., 一弘 (1981). "Direct Evidence for Oophagy in Thresher Shark, Alopias pelagicus". Japanese Journal of Ichthyology
Pelagic_thresher
American ecologist
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August_Ludwig_Hormay
Species of wasp
selfishly wants to have as many offspring as possible, it is likely that oophagy occurs in Polistes humilis. This practice limits the eggs that weaker females
Polistes_humilis
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