Pneumonia is a common lung infection where the lungsâ air sacks become inflamed. These sacs may also fill with fluid, pus, and cellular debris. It can be caused by viruses, fungi, or bacteria. This article is about pneumonia caused by bacteria. Bacterial pneumonia may involve just one small section of your lung, or it may encompass your entire lung.
The terrestrial isopods are omnivores and scavengers, feeding mainly on vegetable or animal matter. Their food is usually already dead and decaying in the leaf litter, in crevices, or under rocks, logs, and bark.They feed wherever plant and animal refuse and detritus accumulate and moisture is present.pecies Spotlight: Terrestrial Isopods. Underneath moist logs and decaying leaves live a multitude of creatures, several of which may be terrestrial isopods, commonly known as sowbugs, woodlice, pillbugs, and slaters.
Brachiopods are filter feeders, which means they eat anything that happens to be in the water they filter. They use the lophophore to strain the water and cilia move the food towards the mouth. Notice the typical brachiopod feeding structure, the lophophore curled up on the right side.rachiopods, unfortunatly do not have many ways to protect themselves from predators. They can hold their shells closed with adductors, but that won't keep crustaceans and a hungry sea turtle from cracking the valves open.