By aliriera on Skatehive
Phylum Arthropoda Benefits and Drawbacks for Ecosystems Best regards to all members of the prestigious HIVE BLOG platform, especially to those who create content related to the natural sciences. Nature is wonderful and surprising, especially when we realize that while there are beneficial species, there are also species that, in fulfilling their role in ecosystems, cause serious harm to other organisms, including farmers. A very small beetle, up to 2 mm in size, is seen near freshly harvested and pulped coffee beans, which it pierces with its mandibles and then lays its eggs inside. When the eggs hatch into larvae, they feed on the endosperm of these aromatic beans. This insect is part of the food chain, but the impact is negative for ecosystems and farmers. A centipede moving through the leaf litter in our planter at the house in Palmira, Andrés Eloy Blanco municipality, Lara state. This animal is an arthropod that is very beneficial to ecosystems. Among these contradictory cases, the