Whereas foraging has been a major focus of ecological and entomological research, its obligate partner, defecation, has been comparatively neglected. Insects exhibit a range of intriguing behavioral and morphological adaptations related to waste disposal in a range of contexts, including predator-prey interactions, hygiene, habitat location, reproduction, feeding, and shelter construction. Some insects, for example, make use of their own excrement as a physical or chemical defense against natural enemies, while others actively distance themselves from their waste material. Internally feeding insects, fluid-feeders, and social insects face particular challenges because their feeding behavior and/or site fidelity makes them especially vulnerable to problems associated with waste accumulation. As is true for foraging, ecological interactions involving defecation may have far-reaching evolutionary consequences and merit further study.

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昆虫的排便行为和生态。

觅食一直是生态学和昆虫学研究的主要重点，而它的专职伙伴排便却被相对忽略。昆虫在一系列环境中表现出与废物处置相关的一系列有趣的行为和形态适应，包括食肉动物与猎物的相互作用，卫生，栖息地位置，繁殖，觅食和庇护所建设。例如，某些昆虫利用自身的排泄物对天敌进行物理或化学防御，而其他昆虫则主动将自己与废物隔离开。内部饲喂昆虫，液体饲喂者和社交昆虫面临特别的挑战，因为它们的饲喂行为和/或部位保真度使其特别容易受到与废物堆积相关的问题的影响。正如觅食一样