rank count DESCRIPTOR 1 18982 herbivore 2 9853 sap-feeder 3 7678 parasitic 4 7202 endoparasitic 5 4205 sap-sucker 6 2814 ectoparasitic 7 1549 plant parasite 8 706 folivore 9 518 phloem feeder 10 500 granivore 11 414 florivore 12 387 inquiline 13 175 gall-inducer 14 170 plant associated 15 116 wood-borer 16 74 parenchyma feeder 17 62 predator 18 56 sanguinivore 19 48 arthropod-feeder 20= 24 marine 20= 24 myrmecophilous 20= 24 volant 23 23 ectoparasite 24 22 mellivore 25 20 myrmecophagous 26= 18 attendant ants 26= 18 mymecophagous 28 17 insect associated 29 16 gall-former 30 13 terrestrial 31 12 in Ficus sycones 32= 11 caves 32= 11 fungus associated 32= 11 sublittoral 32= 11 subtidal 36= 9 continental shelf 36= 9 epizoic 36= 9 leaf miner 39= 8 carnivorous 39= 8 frugivorous 39= 8 omnivore 39= 8 pest 43 7 xylem feeder 44= 6 benthic 44= 6 coral reef 44= 6 epiphytic 44= 6 infralittoral fringe 44= 6 mite associated 44= 6 on macrophytes 44= 6 parasitoid 44= 6 spring 52 5 fungivore 53= 4 algae 53= 4 closed forest 53= 4 commensal 53= 4 flower gall associate 53= 4 mesoparasitic 58= 3 arboreal 58= 3 continental slope 58= 3 estuarine 58= 3 littoral 58= 3 sheltered bays 63= 2 aquatic 63= 2 free living 63= 2 graminivore 63= 2 ground-dweller 63= 2 lotic freshwater 63= 2 root-feeder 63= 2 sand bottom 63= 2 soil dweller 63= 2 under bark 63= 2 vector 73= 1 cryptozoic 73= 1 diurnal 73= 1 in flowers 73= 1 montane 73= 1 subtropical 55963 TOTAL