A Cockroach Fecal Pellet with Intact <i>Monotropastrum humile</i> Seeds (IMAGE)

Kumamoto University

A Cockroach Fecal Pellet with Intact <i>Monotropastrum humile</i> Seeds

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A cockroach (B. nipponica) fecal pellet, approximately 1 mm in length, containing intact M. humile seeds. The plant is distributed across the forest floor with the help of these insects.

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Yasuhiro Uehara and Naoto Sugiura

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