Questions tagged [food]
For questions about sources and types of nutrition for a living organism.
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How much of a pre-industrial country consumed food can come from importation?
They do not have access to fast and reliable transport options like
steam boats, trains and do not use fossil fuel. They can only rely on
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Dietary Requirements of Giant Spiders
Giant Spiders are a traditional element of fantasy worlds. They prey upon most human's primal fears, and are easy to make as evil as possible.
(Note: Not to scale)
But are they actually plausible? ...
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Can anything survive by eating rocks and other ground minerals?
Are there bacteria or other types of lifeforms that feed on rocks and other ground minerals? And if there aren't, is it technically possible? It can eat other things but the majority of its diet ...
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What efficiencies make a realistic food chain?
I'm trying to design a food chain. For the sake of argument lets say it's based on flying creatures over a particular mountain range.
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What are the Food sources for an underground city?
Let's assume a city exists underground, either in natural caves or synthetic tunnels.
Are there any food sources underground, and what kind of population can they support?
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