How do insects fit into a food web?

They are eaten by other insects, fish, birds, and mammals.

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  1. They are eaten by other insects, fish, birds, and mammals ✔
  2. They only eat and are never eaten
  3. They are not part of any food web

Why: Insects are part of food webs as prey for other insects, fish, birds, and mammals.

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Answer: They are eaten by other insects, fish, birds, and mammals. Insects are part of food webs as prey for other insects, fish, birds, and mammals.

  1. Scouting America: Insect Study www.scouting.org/merit-badges/insect-study
    Tell how insects fit in the food web of other insects, fish, birds, and mammals.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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