Sentences with phrase «blennies on»
When predators attack, blennies on Pacific coral reefs bite back with a venom that makes the attackers so dizzy that they open their mouths to let the prey out
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ON POINT The two big teeth in the lower jaw of this fang blenny (Meiacanthus grammistes) have a groove for venom delivery.
Fangs on a fish are strange enough, but even weirder is how one toothy group — fang blennies — defends itself from attackers.
BLENNY fish in the South Pacific Ocean are gradually relocating on land to flee aquatic predators, in a case of evolution in action.
They studied some blenny species at Rarotonga in the Cook Islands, where the fish climb on to land at high tide.
Fang blenny venom, however, seems to have a very different effect on its victims.
Blenny fish venom most likely causes a sudden drop in blood pressure in would - be predators, such as grouper fish, that have been bitten by blennies, researchers report on March 30 in Current Biology.
Nonvenomous fang blennies and other small fish capitalize on the venom's success by mimicking venomous fang blennies» colors and patterns.
On the flip side, you should keep very few fish in small invert tanks, sticking mainly to items like gobies, blennies, dottybacks, jawfish, basslets, etc..
Feeding activity by the blenny Excallias brevis causes multifocal bleaching in corals: comment on Zvuloni et al..
A variety of creole wrasses, blennies, gobies and hamlets need to also be included on this partial list.
Some of the macro life seen on this dive included: Orangutan Crab, flatworms, blennies, Hydroid Crab and also the first specimen of the endemic Raja Ampat Epaulette Shark, also known as the Walking Shark.
Some of the macro life seen on this dive included: Orangutan Crab, flatworms, blennies, Hydroid Crab and also an Electric Clam!
Look among the bushy and feather black corals, you can find pike blenny with their tails cocked, ready to pounce on prey.