Definitions for "DETRITIVORES"
Macroorganisms that eat decaying matter. Includes ant, beetle, centipede, cricket, earthworm, earwig, enchytraeid worm, millipede, mite, scorpion, slug, snail, spider, springtail, termite, woodlice.
detritus, worn down, worn away + voro, to devour] Organisms that live on dead and discarded organic matter; include large scavengers, smaller animals such as earthworms and some insects, as well as decomposers (fungi and bacteria).
Organisms consuming non-living material, such as many fungi, bacteria, and earthworms.