microrobert
04-01-2012, 05:08 PM
'Flying plankton' escape predatory fish
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Scientists studied escapes by the Anomalocera ornata copepod in the north-western Gulf of Mexico
Tiny shrimp-like creatures called copepods break through the ocean's surface and leap through the air to escape predators, US scientists say.
They have been investigating how the brightly-coloured Pontellid copepods, which live close to the surface, are so abundant yet so conspicuous to fish.
BBC News - 'Flying plankton' escape predatory fish (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17430640)
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/59185000/jpg/_59185537_copepod_12a.jpg
Scientists studied escapes by the Anomalocera ornata copepod in the north-western Gulf of Mexico
Tiny shrimp-like creatures called copepods break through the ocean's surface and leap through the air to escape predators, US scientists say.
They have been investigating how the brightly-coloured Pontellid copepods, which live close to the surface, are so abundant yet so conspicuous to fish.
BBC News - 'Flying plankton' escape predatory fish (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17430640)