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Herring Biology - Ecology
... rakers to filter-feed. Herring can also visually detect larger prey, such as an individual copepod or a mysid shrimp, ... . Squid encircle herring schools and dart in to prey on the corralled prey. Baleen whales can corral herring using bubble nets ... , and L. Nottestad. (2001) Pretty patterns but a simple strategy: predator-prey interactions between juvenile herring and Atlantic puffins observed with ...
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Scientific Staff - Jay W. Whistlecraft
... rates were compared for either sex using counts of prey cadavers, behavioural observationsand oviposition rates. Males consistently killed more prey than females, but longer photophases did not significantly ... of S. stercocaria adults using 3 prey species of different sizes did not affect the prey chosen in subsequent random choice experiments. Larger prey species such as Musca domestica (L.) ...
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"Coastal Carnivores" Carnivorous Plants: Cultivation Tips: Utricularia
... , and water rushes in, sucking in the prey with it. Smaller prey is completely trapped inside the bladder, which then begins its digestive process. Larger prey is trapped partially in the bladder, which begins ... to go! The bladders range in size from microscopic, up to half an inch or larger. Prey consists of aquatic crustaceans, insect larvae, and even small minnows. The bladderworts can be split ...
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Marin Rose Society - Bugs
... leafhoppers, mosquitoes, caterpillars and other soft-bodied insects when young. Later they’ll eat larger insects – other mantises, beetles, butterflies, grasshoppers, crickets, spiders and other pest insects. They lie ... they develop into an adult. As they grow, they'll continue advancing up to larger and larger prey. Praying mantids are territorial, although the size of the territory depends on the ...
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Pillbugs, Sowbugs, Centipedes, Millipedes and Earwigs
... spiders. All centipedes have venom glands to immobilize their prey. The jaws of the smaller local species cannot penetrate human skin; however, the larger species may inflict painful bites. CREDITS: J. Castner ...
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More Beneficial Bugs
... are mainly parasitic in behavior. The females lay eggs in their prey. The developing larvae inside the host insect eventually kills the ... the braconids. Often referred to as ichneumon flies, they are larger (15-25 mm) than braconids and equally effective in controlling ... when disturbed. Most flower flies feed on aphids, grasping their prey and sucking out the body fluids. Some flower flies are ...
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... . In addition, it shows a definite affinity for fallen trees, as does some of their prey. The shrew mole is ideally equipped to forage in and around fallen trees because its ... organisms gain entrance to the interior they consume and break down wood cells and fibers. Larger organisms – mites, collembolans, spiders, millipedes, centipedes, amphibians, and small mammals must await the creation ...
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... the dry season or on the drier site, the high soil organic matter content yielded larger numbers of active ectomycorrhizae than did the low organic matter conditions. Forest management decisions with ... to think about: Thinning stands, in many cases, leaves areas which contained white pine to prey of the most aggressive killing diseases on the continent, including seedling diseases as destructive as ...
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MY CARNIVOROUS PLANTS
... light. In contrast to the small, terrestrial species the larger Utricularia do not bloom as often. However when they do ... flowers. Left to right: Entire bladder of Utricularia Vulgaris showing prey-quiding antennae; section of bladder with door closed and ... immediately opening, releasing partial vacuum, prey being sucked in by inrush of water; door closing, imprisoning prey, to die and be digested ...
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MY CARNIVOROUS PLANTS
... next area of the pitcher has slippery wax coating, which causes the prey to fall down into the pitcher. Inside the trap, enzymes that ... to mid. Florida, These plants have their own method to mislead their  prey. The back of  the pitcher in its upper part is well ... case in summer, it is visibly wet with nectar. The hood is larger and, unlike the northern subspecies, it undulates towards the edges. Its ...
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