Figure 3. Summary of insect consumption by three species of African great apes.

Orders and families of known insect prey identified through DNA analysis, direct observation or morphological analysis of prey remains in feces. Arthropod families obtained from Cyt-b and COI sequences and from different individuals of the same species were pooled together. Green cells indicate insect families that were identified as diet items in this study. Red cells indicate insect families that were not detected in this study. Blue cells indicate insect families that were detected in this study by DNA and in other studies through classical methods.