Sentence examples for it feeds upon from inspiring English sources

It feeds upon its own kind quite happily.

Scientifically known as Carausius morosus or Indian walking stick, this insect mimics the slim branches and twigs of many of the plants it feeds upon, hence its name.

It is a nocturnal inhabitant of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico (see Sonoran Desert), where it feeds upon rodents.

"It is an epidemic at this point, and, unfortunately, it feeds upon itself," said Mr. Paley, whose group has renovated and sold about 300 houses over 29 years but now is in crisis mode.

It feeds upon any animals it can overpower, from small rodents to waterbuck, but generally preys on the smaller and medium-sized antelopes and deer; it appears to have a special liking for dogs as food and, in Africa, for baboons.

Even as crime generally is receding as a threat to our wellbeing, the five million incidents of fraud in  England and Wales last year, plus some 2.5 million cyber crime offences, such as computer hacking, show that crime is evolving with the world it feeds upon.

In it, aquatic plants were the primary producers and were largely fed upon by fish and aquatic invertebrates.

It thereby feeds upon itself.

It feeds mostly upon rodents, but it also preys upon frogs and fish.

Our minimal dynamical model elucidates the reprogramming process when only OCT4, SOX2 and KLF4 are over-expressed and identifies the obstacles to overcome: The differentiation gene G antagonizes OCT4 and NANOG, and since it feeds back positively upon itself, once ON, it ensures that OCT4-SOX2 aNANOGNOG are OFF.

Psylliodes luridipennis, commonly known as the Lundy cabbage flea beetle or the bronze Lundy cabbage flea beetle is a species of flea beetle endemic to the island of Lundy, where it lives and feeds upon the endemic Lundy cabbage (Coincya wrightii).