'Flying plankton' escape predatory fish



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.

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