Necrophage

Necrophages are organisms that obtain nutrients by consuming decomposing dead animal biomass.[1] The term derives from Greek nekros, meaning 'dead', and phagein, meaning 'to eat'.

Fungi are the primary decomposers in most environments, illustrated here Mycena interrupta.
  • The Witcher series, where 'necrophages' is a broad group of monsters that feed on corpses.
  • Endless Legend, featuring the Necrophage faction, an insectoid species that both feed on corpses and inject living creatures with eggs that hatch upon death, consuming the corpse in the process.
gollark: Though not pre-experiment I guess.
gollark: I actually deliberately put my experiments in hatcheries; should I not do that?
gollark: Alas, not all becomes broccoli.
gollark: It would really be interesting to actually study in detail different turn rates with different techniques.
gollark: I'll possibly pick some up and inevitably not turn them!

See also

References
  1. Getz, Wayne M. (February 2011). "Biomass transformation webs provide a unified approach to consumer-resource modelling". Ecology Letters. 14 (2): 113–124. doi:10.1111/j.1461-0248.2010.01566.x. PMC 3032891. PMID 21199247.
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