Hunters Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 3 categories of hunters?
A
Pursuers, Searchers, Ambushers
2
Q
How do pursuers catch their prey?
A
Chase, catch, and subdue their mobile prey.
3
Q
How do searchers catch their prey?
A
actively forage, seek out prey that are less mobile than themselves
4
Q
How do ambushers catch their prey?
A
sit and wait for prey, often relatively sedentary organisms
5
Q
Give an example of a pursuer
A
Squid
6
Q
Give an example of a searcher
A
Cone snail, starfish
7
Q
Give an example of an ambusher
A
Praying mantis, Tarantula, Chaetognath
8
Q
What features of the chaetognath allow it to be an effective ambush hunter?
A
It is almost invisible, fast-moving, has large chitinous spines used to seize prey, 2 rows of small teeth, uses spines to locate prey, immobilizes prey using deadly tetrodoxins.
