Great story!

One forum member used to put a fabricated 'scoop' on the front of his quad, and when he road through a pasture/meadow/field, the scoop would gather up grasshoppers and other insects that he would then feed to his fish.

Excerpt from Robert Crais' "The Monkey's Raincoat:"
"She took another microscopic bite of her sandwich, then pushed it away. Maybe she absorbed nutrients from her surroundings."