Capturing prey above the water's surface: archer fish

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The mouth of the archer fish assists the capture of prey by squirting directed jets of water to shoot down insects above the water's surface.

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"Further animal artefacts that resemble tools include the woodpecker's anvil, a tree stump with a suitable wedgelike cavity to hold cones, the use of a water jet to shoot down prey by the archer fish (Trichogaster jaculatrix), and the Australian bolas spider (Mastophora) swings at its prey." (Pallasmaa 1995:24)

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Toxotes jaculatrix (Pallas, 1767)
[Archer fish, Archerfish, Banded archerfish]

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Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist

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Application Ideas: Packaging; dispersing liquids.

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References

Pallasmaa, J. 1995. Animal architecture. Helsinki: Museum of Finnish Architecture. 126 p.

Capturing prey above the water's surface: archer fish

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