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3 days ago

Meet the distinctive' moon snail lurking along the California coast

They have a very thick round shell. They are distinctive and look like a full moon. The rest of the animal is fleshyhas a huge muscular foot and can propel itself to glide along the sea floor. While hunting on the seafloor, she added, It has a special structure on the front that acts like a snow plow. But the moon snail is a sand plow, so you'll see it push sand out of the way and sniff out chemical cues from their food.
Science
Environment
fromMail Online
3 months ago

Watch the shocking moment a pod of orcas DROWNS a humpback whale

Orcas hunt and kill humpback whale calves, demonstrating their predatory behavior and survival instincts.
Agriculture
fromKqed
7 months ago

This Jumping Spider Trains Itself to Kill | KQED

The regal jumping spider evolves from tiny beginnings, using keen eyesight and instinct to hunt and protect her young in their natural habitat.
fromPsychology Today
5 months ago

A "Jaws" Eye View: Predators and the Function of Fear

Jaws taps a primal fear: predation. We like to think of ourselves as separate and above the rest of the animal kingdom, but movies like Jaws remind us of something else: Sometimes, human beings can be lunch.
Film
Science
fromNature
5 months ago

Mapping the adaptive landscape of Batesian mimicry using 3D-printed stimuli - Nature

Batesian mimics gain protection by resembling defended models, despite being palatable prey.
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