What is Carnivorous fungus?
[[Image:20100828 005957 Fungus.jpg|thumb|right|350px|A fungus of the genus ''[[Arthrobotrys]]'', showing adhesive nets which it uses to trap nematodes.&nbsp; Numbered ticks are 122 &micro;m apart.]] '''Carnivourous fungi''' are [[fungi]] that get some of their [[nutrient]]s from trapping [[animal]]s.<ref>Pramer, D. 1964. Nematode-trapping fungi. ''Science'' '''144''': 382–388.</ref> These animals are microscopic, or very small. Over two hundred [[species]] are known. Two basic trapping mechanisms have been observed in carnivorous fungi that are predatory on [[nematode]]s: *constricting rings (active traps) *adhesive structures (passive traps) ==References== {{Reflist}} * Hauser, J.T. 1985. {{cite web|url= http://www.carnivorousplants.org/cpn/articles/CPNv14n1p8_11.pdf |title=Nematode-Trapping Fungi. }}&nbsp;{{small|(815&nbsp;[[Kibibyte|KiB]])}} ''[[Carnivorous Plant Newsletter]]'' '''14'''(1): 8-11. [reprinted from Carolina Tips, [[Carolina Biological Supply Company]]] ==Other websites== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150218234432/http://www.uoguelph.ca/~gbarron/N-D%20Fungi/n-dfungi.htm Nematode Destroying Fungi] {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Fungi]]