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===Diet=== Tarsiers are the only entirely [[Carnivore#Obligate carnivores|carnivorous]] [[Extant taxon|extant]] primates, albeit mainly [[insectivore|insectivorous]], catching invertebrates by jumping at them. The tarsiers also opportunistically prey on a variety of arboreal and small forest animals, including [[orthopterans]], [[scarab beetle]]s, small [[flying frogs]], [[lizards]] and, occasionally, amphibious [[crab]]s that climb into the lower sections of trees.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Crompton |first1=Robin Huw |last2=Blanchard |first2=Mary L. |last3=Coward |first3=Sam |last4=Alexander |first4=R. McNeill |last5=Thorpe |first5=Susannah K. |date=1 December 2010 |title=Vertical Clinging and Leaping Revisited: Locomotion and Habitat Use in the Western Tarsier, Tarsius bancanus Explored Via Loglinear Modeling |url=https://doi.org/10.1007/s10764-010-9420-8 |journal=International Journal of Primatology |language=en |volume=31 |issue=6 |pages=958β979 |doi=10.1007/s10764-010-9420-8 |s2cid=45884124 |issn=1573-8604}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Crompton |first1=Robin Huw |last2=Savage |first2=Russell |last3=Spears |first3=Iain R. |date=14 February 1998 |title=The Mechanics of Food Reduction in Tarsius bancanus |url=https://brill.com/view/journals/ijfp/69/7/article-p41_6.xml |journal=Folia Primatologica |volume=69 |issue=7 |pages=41β59 |doi=10.1159/000052698 |pmid=9595687 |s2cid=24464173 |issn=1421-9980}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Syahrullah |first1=Fakhri Naufal |last2=Maddus |first2=Un |last3=Mustari |first3=Abdul Haris |last4=Gursky |first4=Sharon |last5=Indrawan |first5=Mochamad |date=15 July 2023 |title=Distribution and abundance of Peleng Tarsier (Tarsius pelengensis) in Banggai Island group, Indonesia |journal=Scientific Reports |language=en |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=11445 |doi=10.1038/s41598-023-30049-5 |issn=2045-2322 |pmc=10349819 |pmid=37454197|bibcode=2023NatSR..1311445S }}</ref> However, it has been found that their favorite prey are [[arthropods]], [[beetles]], [[arachnids]], [[cockroaches]], [[grasshoppers]], [[katydid]]s, [[cicadas]], and [[Phasmatodea|walking sticks]].<ref name="RefA" /> Tarsiers are, rarely, also known to prey on baby birds, small tree snakes and even baby bats.<ref name="EoM" />
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