feeding on

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Varroa mites weaken bees by feeding on their fat body tissue, an essential organ that supports immune function, metabolism, and energy storage.

From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026

"Gray whales are facing a major crisis and the heart of it does seem to be feeding on their prey in the Arctic," he added.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

However, Huppert emphasised the social symbolism of a vampire aristocracy that draws its power by feeding on ordinary mortals.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Yet even after animals established themselves on land, they remained meat eaters for tens of millions of years, feeding on other animals rather than plants.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

He told me that a big male chimp had spent an hour feeding on the fruit of one of the oil-nut palms growing in the camp clearing.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall