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Ambush predators usually remain motionless (sometimes hidden) and wait for prey to come within ambush distance before pouncing. Ambush predators are often camouflaged, and may be solitary. Pursuit predation becomes a better strategy than ambush predation when the predator is faster than the prey. [2] Ambush predators use many intermediate ...
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Predators have a choice of search modes ranging from sit-and-wait to active or widely foraging. [30] [25] [31] [32] The sit-and-wait method is most suitable if the prey are dense and mobile, and the predator has low energy requirements. [30] Wide foraging expends more energy, and is used when prey is sedentary or sparsely distributed.
Ram feeding and suction feeding are on opposite sides of the feeding spectrum, where extreme ram feeding is when a predator swims over an immobile prey item with open jaws to engulf the prey. Extreme suction feeding is demonstrated by sit-and-wait predators that rely on rapid depression of the jaws to capture prey (e.g., frogfish, Antennariidae).
Aggressive mimicry often involves the predator employing signals which draw its potential prey towards it, a strategy which allows predators to simply sit and wait for prey to come to them. The promise of food or sex are most commonly used as lures. However, this need not be the case; as long as the predator's true identity is concealed, it may ...
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