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hunting wasp hunting wasp
hunting wasp Any wasp species in which the females seek spider or insect prey that they sting and paralyse, and then transport to the nest as food for their larvae. The term is applied to the following families (division Aculeata): Pompilidae (spider-hunting wasps), Vespidae subfamily Eumeninae... Read more
Mousetrap Mousetrap
Mousetrap Scientists describe the mousetrap as a device that is "irreducibly complex." The mousetrap cannot be made more simply and still function, and, at the same time, it is so simple and does its job so well that it gives the illusion of being a profound achievement. "To... Read more
hawk hawk
hawk name generally applied to the smaller members of the Accipitridae, a heterogeneous family of diurnal birds of prey, such as the eagle , the kite , the Old World vulture , and the secretary bird . Hawks belong to the same order as the falcon , the New World vulture, and the osprey . Hawks... Read more
caracal caracal
caracal or Persian lynx, mammal of the family Felidae (cat family), native to Asia and Africa. It is reddish brown with black-tufted ears. Its total length is about 3 1/4 ft (105 cm). It preys on small deer, hares, birds, and other animals. Active mainly at twilight, it will hunt during the... Read more
Odonata Odonata
Odonata (damselflies, devil's darning needles, dragonflies, horse-stingers; class Insecta, subclass Pterygota) Order of primitive insects, the earliest fossils of which are found in the Upper Carboniferous coal measures of Commentry (France). These slender-bodied insects have two pairs of large,... Read more
solitary wasps solitary wasps
solitary wasps (order Hymenoptera, suborder Apocrita) Name generally given to wasps that do not live in colonies, e.g. potter wasps, mason wasps, and spider-hunting wasps. Mason wasps make nests from particles of sand and soil stuck together with saliva. The nests are found in the soil, in crevices... Read more
Predation Predation
Predation Predation is the interaction in which the predator attacks live prey and consumes it. The interaction can be between two or more individuals, and is to the benefit of the predator and at the expense of the prey. The study of predator-prey interactions is broad and ... Read more
secretary bird secretary bird
secretary bird common name for a long-legged African bird, Sagittarius serpentarius, related to the hawk and about 4 ft (122 cm) tall. Its crest of black feathers suggested the quill pens behind the ear of a 19th-century male secretary. The bird hunts on foot, zigzagging toward its prey and... Read more
fox fox
fox carnivorous mammal of the dog family, found throughout most of the Northern Hemisphere. It has a pointed face, short legs, long, thick fur, and a tail about one half to two thirds as long as the head and body, depending on the species. Solitary most of the year, foxes do not live in dens... Read more

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