“Frankenfish” entire diet mostly contains other fish, as well as plants and insects. Every now and then, they also enjoy human flesh. (Urbanlegends.about.com). Parent Snakeheads are known to over protect their young. In one instance, the parent attacked a human who approached their babies.
Although their venom isn’t not lethal to humans it is used to subdue and kill the prey, and they are also known to strangle their prey to death like the Boa Constrictor snakes. When this vicious snake feels threatened its first reaction is to lunge at the threatening object and attempt to bite. This snake is an above average breeder producing 4 to 12 eggs approximately twice a year. This reptile was introduced after World War II when the snake was accidently transported from the South Pacific to Guam allowing for the snake to introduce to other locations such as Florida unknowingly (Rodda, 1992). Since there are no natural predators present in
They are also diurnal. Gila monsters lay 2 to 13 eggs and they mate in the spring but don’t lay them until summer. The mother doesn’t stay home with her babies.The gila monster’s prey is small birds and animals, mice, insects and eggs. Gila monsters are the only poisonous lizard in America. If you annoy gila monsters they grab you and not do let go.
They accomplish this by feeding on algae and bacteria. 8 Species of mussels are native to the river. The most prevalent are the eastern elliptio mussel and the eastern lamp-mussel. Mussels are eaten by a variety of birds, turtles, fish, muskrats and other mammals. Zebra Mussels are an invasive species that can cause harm to native species by attaching themselves to their shells preventing free movement and can even cut off their oxygen
Its food generally consists of zooplankton, phytoplankton, and decaying plant matter. Some of the main organisms that prey on the barnacle include the whelk, shanny, seastar, and nudibranche. As a defense from predators, the barnacle has the ability to hide within the confines of the six protective plates whenever it feels threatened. This is a very important characteristic of the barnacle because it has no eyesight and relies entirely on its senses to survive. Although the Semibalanus balanoides have the ability to live in deeper waters such as the subtidal zone, they are generally found in the intertidal zone because they are heavily preyed upon in deeper waters.
Frog Defence Mechanisms Research into several frog species has produced evidence that although frog’s possess the same general characteristics, many different species have developed their own unique methods of defence and escaping predation. Some species of frog have discovered that one of the best forms of defence is simply to hide. Many frogs have developed a great number of different disguises to escape the sight of potential predators. For example the Mossy frog (Rana septentrionalis- Fig. 2.7) – is covered in small bumps and spines, (Raxworthy, 2007), which along with it’s brown/green colouration allows it to blend perfectly into it’s mossy surroundings.
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes have a pair of long hollow fangs that they can inject venom into their prey. During a strike an Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake will eject the fangs at the last possible moment. The Massasaugas rattlesnakes are eaten by eagles, herons and some mammals. Does the Rattlesnake have a relationship with humans? The Massasaugas rattlesnake will not attack humans if they are left alone.
Excluding the occasional feeding frenzy, white tips also eat a diet that consists mostly of cephalopods. However, its diet can be far more varied and less selective—it is known to eat threadfins, stingrays, sea turtles, birds, gastropods, crustaceans, mammalian carrion, and even rubbish dumped from ships. It has a unique Mating season is in early summer in the northwest Atlantic Ocean and southwest Indian Ocean. Once the female is pregnant then the gestation period is one year. Litter sizes vary from one to 15 with White Tips are a commercially important animal to humans seeing as how its fins are used for shark fin soup and its meat and oils utilized for consumption, its hides are often used for leather as well.
The most dangerous species of jellyfish is the box jellyfish, which is widely known as the sea wasp as well. This type of jellyfish is the most poisonous animal in the world. The box jellyfish belongs to the class Cubozoa. Their tentacles are usually several feet long, and their body has a box-like shape to it and can be as small as a few millimeters in diameter to the size of a
Some manta rays live in a particular location while others travel from places to places. Manta rays are filter feeders. They consume a large quantity of zooplankton by filter seawater through their mouths while swimming. And usually many manta rays swim in lines with their mouths open to filter more zooplankton. Manta rays are huge in size so only sharks and killer whales can harm them and eat them.