WHY YOU SHOULD LOVE SLUGS: - they’re adorable - they’re slimy friends - they’re very important decomposers - they’re food for other wildlife - they’re spore dispersers for fungi and ferns - they’re pollinators (v slow ones tho) Why do you love slugs?! #slug #nature #forest | The Nature Educator

30 reactions | Nature’s Decomposers! The American burying beetle is extremely important to the ecosystem because they break down rotting carcasses. Director of Ecology Genelle Uhrig shares a little more about the importance of these little insects. For the full story make sure you visit my YouTube channel: YouTube.com/@junglejordan23 #beetles #decompose #insects | Jungle Jordan | Facebook