6 species of predators with gorgeous abilities

Wildlife - not a very comfortable place to stay, and even predators have to exert a lot of effort to survive, to feed themselves and leave viable offspring. Some animals are killing each other using seemingly some magical power. In fact, there is not any magic, but science already can explain most of the strangest phenomena in the animal world. We offer you a selection of the most unusual abilities have appeared to be long familiar animals:

1. Snakes have nine chuvstvami



Snakes are not the five senses, and nine as all the basic feelings are presented in duplicate: two types of hearing, sight and smell.

Jaws snakes are directly related to her inner ear that literally lets her hear the vibrations of the surface. This organ is so sensitive that the snake can accurately hit the animal in the small motionless in the darkness and did not miss. In addition, the lower jaw of the predator is divided into two halves, and the time difference between the oscillations obtained from two sides, informs about the direction of the snake run its production.

More snake air samples to taste with your tongue, and as cloven tongues too, keenly felt the difference in taste from both directions. Finally, many types of snakes have bodies for the perception of heat and can thus "see" the infrared. Such sensors are ten times more sensitive than humans, any established technique for this purpose - the snake may even take several types due to different thermal radiation wavelengths. These scaly predators use all of its incredible opportunities for only one purpose: to hunt down and kill the victim.

2. Spiders can hear with the help of hair on tele



Ears a spider there, but his whole body covered with sensitive hairs. They are set so precisely that each hair can determine the direction of the air flow, and allows the animal to navigate without the help of vision. By the way, most mammals, including humans, have hairs in the inner ear, and these hairs perceive the vibration of air. In the case of a spider the same principle, but it can be said that his whole body is a super-giant ear, hear vibrations up to one desyatitysyachnomilliardnoy of a meter (about the width of one atom). Of course, the spiders used solely for its ability to murder.

But that's not all of the amazing properties of the hair. Most of the species uses its hairy legs to capture prey, but some are so tenacious that production can not physically escape. However, they do not emit any adhesive, simply microscopic hairs on their legs are so small that incredible capture is ensured by molecular friction.

3. Foxes are guided by the magnetic field Zemli



Fox is considered to be notorious cunning. They are called fast, vile and deceitful, but somehow all the time forget to add two more definitions - snipers and mutants. But it's true - Foxes Earth's magnetic field is used to aim the blow.

It is noticed that in the northern hemisphere foxes prefer to attack prey, dismissed exactly 20 degrees from magnetic north, and exclusively from the northeast. Many animals use the magnetic field for navigation, but only use it for a fox hunt. How do they do it still is not known, but the fact that they use it for "sight" is no longer in doubt. Perhaps the perception of the magnetic pole "embedded" directly in the eyes of foxes or any other senses.

4. The larvae of some dragonflies can run his mouth like throwing snaryad



Most people associate dragonflies with beautiful summer days. In fact - it xenomorphic monsters, and a good thing that they are so small.

Adult dragonflies - champions in speed among insects. They can fly at a speed of 13 meters per second, tail forward. Their large eyes allow them to observe prey from a distance of 100 m, and they eat a lot. But this is nothing compared to the dragonfly larvae, throw his lower jaw forward in the same way as did the monster in the film "Alien." Covered bizarre spikes and spines, which can not be called teeth, dragonfly larva can so quickly open the fall, she works as a rifle cartridge, if not to kill prey, it really plunges into shock for sure. This method of hunting is so effective that larvae can catch minnows larger than it itself.

5. Dana Octopus Squid type uses light granaty



Many nightmares lurking in the depths of the sea, use bioluminescence to lure prey. Other signals are fed in such a way or protected their brethren from the enemy. But the most surprising act with its natural "illumination» Dana Octopus. These giant invertebrate use it as a light grenades: squid long as a man rushes to the victim, he pulls the tentacles and starts in a certain rhythm and pace to emit flashes of light.

The sudden sparkle in the middle of the usual sea of ​​darkness stun fish long enough to encircle it had squid tentacles and swallow.

6. Humpback whales fish setyu



Humpback whales - one of the most famous inhabitants of the ocean. Despite the huge size, they look quite nice. But they have a striking feature - they catch their prey with the help of networks of bubbles.

While humpback whales - loners, they prefer to hunt in groups. When the school comes the delicious fish, the group splits and finds prey in a deadly ring of giant bodies. Then whales simultaneously exhales, during which secretes a lot of bubbles so that they form a kind of network, and the fish can not overcome it. Group kitov- "shepherd" swim to the bottom of the victims, and the ring of whales at this time of stun fish sounds votes - about the same, which they make during mating. Noise completely disorient and stun the fish, and then the whole flock rushes to prey and swallows it.

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