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Keywords: insect physiology, digestion, chemical pretreatment of food that enhances its nutrient quality and accessibility, digestive biochemistry, feeding ecology, evolution of feeding, mouthpart morphology, predator behavior, biological control, predators, ecological basis and behavioral basis of extra-oral digestion, method of food preparation and expansion of predatory scope, cyclical nature, partial consumption, requirements for extra-oral digestion, biochemical basis, morphological and histological aspects, phylogenetic survey, Chelicerata, scorpions, spiders, mites and ticks, Mandibulata, Heteroptera, Neuroptera, Coleoptera, Diptera