droppings

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To test the hypothesis, the researchers first videotaped spiders in the wild sitting atop leaves and compared the ensuing swarms of insects with those attracted by bird droppings of similar size.

From New York Times

That’s a microorganism that is only found in this cave, in the huge mounds of bat droppings left behind when the cave was opened and the bats migrated elsewhere.

From Seattle Times

His face specked with bird droppings, he stares blankly at the sagging roof, a final indignity for a leader whose all-seeing eyes held millions in terrified thrall for four decades.

From New York Times

Residents who live near lakes can help combat geese droppings by planting native vegetation along the shoreline.

From Seattle Times

Petecio, the women’s silver medalist, used to pick up chicken droppings with her siblings and sell them as fertilizer.

From Los Angeles Times