In Dyer and Letourneau's studies of a trophic cascade in a lowland wet tropical forest, the Tarsobaenus beetles would best be described as
A) herbivores.
B) detritivores.
C) secondary carnivores.
D) omnivores, switching between herbivory and carnivory.

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The Tarsobaenus beetles are described as secondary carnivores in the studies, meaning they feed on primary carnivores or herbivores.

In Dyer and Letourneau's Studies of a Trophic Cascade in a Lowland