▁ ▁The ▁Beng al ▁slow ▁l oris ▁fe eds ▁on ▁plant ▁ex ud ates ▁such ▁as ▁sap , ▁g ums , ▁res ins , ▁and ▁late xes , ▁particularly ▁those ▁from ▁the ▁family ▁Fab aceae . ▁Even ▁though ▁the ▁species ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁ke e led ▁n ails , ▁it ▁will ▁scra pe ▁the ▁plant , ▁act ively ▁breaking ▁its ▁surface ; ▁this ▁behavior ▁res emb les ▁that ▁of ▁mar mos ets ▁and ▁the ▁fork - mark ed ▁lem urs . ▁Ex ud ates ▁are ▁also ▁obtained ▁by ▁g oug ing ▁holes ▁in ▁the ▁b ark . ▁The ▁winter ▁food ▁supply ▁consists ▁almost ▁entirely ▁of ▁plant ▁ex ud ates . ▁The ▁bast ard ▁my rob ala ▁( Term inal ia ▁bel er ica ), ▁a ▁decid uous ▁tree ▁common ▁in ▁S out heast ▁Asia , ▁is ▁a ▁preferred ▁source ▁for ▁ex ud ates , ▁but ▁it ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁observed ▁taking ▁plant ▁ex ud ates ▁from ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁families : ▁Mor aceae ▁( Ar to car pus ), ▁Magn olia ceae ▁( M ang li et ia ), ▁Fab aceae ▁( Ac acia , ▁Bau hin ia ), ▁L ec yth id aceae ▁( C are ya ▁ar b ore a ), ▁and ▁Ster cul ia ceae ▁( P ter os perm um ). ▁Although ▁it ▁will ▁feed ▁on ▁large ▁insect s ▁( such ▁as ▁kat yd ids ▁and ▁cr ick ets ), ▁g um , ▁sn ails , ▁small ▁birds , ▁and ▁re pt iles , ▁it ▁is ▁primarily ▁f rug