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In the foraging cycle, ambush predators choose variants of the sit-and-wait strategy in place of active pursuit to capture their prey. [1] 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.
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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.
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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).
Most species are predators that sit and wait like a praying mantis, with their gnathopods ready to snatch any smaller invertebrates which come along. They accentuate their adaptive form and colouration by assuming an angular pose, resembling that of the fronds among which they live. [ 6 ]
Many will chase down or sneak up to a potential prey item, while others are sit-and-wait predators that pounce on prey when it gets close to the anole. [ 8 ] [ 92 ] Anoles have numerous small, sharp and pointed teeth that allow them to efficiently grab their prey.
An alternative explanation for the evolution from pygmy pipehorse to seahorse is based on the finding that a vertically bent head is more efficient in capturing prey because it increases the animal's strike distance, which is considered particularly useful in tail-attached sit-and-wait predators. [15]