NPR reported on a University of Texas study that found seahorses were top at capturing prey compared to all other fish tested. They caught their prey, Copepods a tiny crustacean 90 per cent of the time. Capepods are actually extremely fast but the shape of seahorses’ heads allows them trick the Copepods. Science News wrote
“New imaging reveals a seahorse trick. As its head nears the prey, a zone of water above the front of the tip of its snout stays calm. … The trick fools copepods, which rely on antenna hairs to pick up the incoming whoosh of water in front of an attacking predator.”
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By: narhvalur on December 1, 2013
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