Sentences with phrase «catch their prey using»

It appears to be related to plants from the Roridulaceae family, which catch their prey using long, sticky hairs.

The tagged minkes also gulped down a remarkable number of mouthfuls of krill per dive compared with other baleen whales, which all catch prey using a behavior known as lunge feeding.

Not exact matches

Future research will aim to uncover why specific skull shapes are better at catching certain prey using bioengineering computer simulations.

The mammoth cephalopod uses it's beak (inset, left) and swiveling hooks (inset, right) to catch its prey.

Hydra is a genus of tiny freshwater animals that catch and sting prey using a ring of tentacles.

For instance, a snake has venom, but it also can make use of its speed and jaws to catch prey.

To add to its mystery P. otwayensis weaves highly stereotyped ladder - shaped webs, where they stand facing down after sunset, waiting for preys which will be caught by using the ladder as a trap — a behavior which was already described in detail by now retired arachnologist Mike Gray (Australian Museum) for the only known other species of this genus, P. carraensis.

Bats are famed for using high - pitched squeaks to catch prey in total darkness.

This early whale, dubbed Coronodon havensteini by the team, had sharp, pointed front teeth that it used to catch large prey, like other early whales.

While many spiders build a silky net to catch a meal, ground spiders chase down their prey and fight them head - to - head — using their sticky silk to gain an advantage when wrestling.

To find out how seahorses catch them, Brad Gemmell of the University of Texas used high - speed cameras to study the movement of the water as they approached their prey.

The fossil beetle, dubbed Protoclaviger, is a missing link; it looks like its modern relatives, except that the head still has reduced mouthparts reminiscent of a nonparasitic existence when the mouthparts were used to catch prey, and abdomen is still segmented as in most insects, they report online today in Current Biology.

The author also describes how animals use senses as well as adaptations, such as camouflage and symbiosis, to catch prey and avoid predators.

Other dogs on our list used their muscles to catch prey or carry weights for their masters.

The mere fact that it is using its brain to try to «catch» its prey means it is not getting bored.

The front legs of a healthy cat are used for balance, running, climbing, and catching prey.

To be successful, the animal must use a combination of genetics and observation of other members of their species to learn successful strategies for finding, catching and killing of live prey.

As followers of Jackson Galaxy know, you only want to use a laser with something like a feather wand or other «prey» toy so your cat can actually catch something and end the game.

He has a high prey drive and is anxious to use his skills and speed to catch any varmint who's trying to get into his territory be it mouse, rat, cat, skunk, snake or spider.

Originally a dog bred exclusively for noble families and to work with their families» falconers before guns were used in bird and small game hunting, ancestors of the Small Münsterländer (formerly the Kleiner Münsterländer Vorstehhund) had to work in upland areas to flush prey for the falcon, then allow the falcon to keep the prey until the falconer could retrieve it while the dog pointed at the catch.

In addition to the sampling issue, there's the problem inherent in using the average to describe highly skewed distributions (many cats catching few prey, while few cats catch many prey).

Use Maddogg's devastating weaponry or Irina's psychic powers to catch your prey or eliminate them once and for all.

He went to the zoo recently and learned the tiger is the stupidest cat because it's the strongest, so it doesn't need to use its brain to catch prey, whereas a tiny jungle cat is the smartest because it is the weakest and it has to use its intellect to survive.