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predation : The act or practice of capturing another creature (prey) as a means for securing food.

 


Reciprocal predation An interaction between two species (or individuals) in which each preys upon the other, so that the interaction is, in essence, competitive.

predation. an interaction during which one organism (predator) kills and consumes another (prey).

venom
Animal toxin generally used for self-defense or predation and usually delivered by a bite or sting.

Limiting Factor: A condition or situation that limits size of a population (e.g., spawning or rearing habitat, food, cover, migration barrier, disease, predation).
Macroinvertebrates: Bottom-dwelling insects found under rocks in creekbeds.

See also: Condition, Population, Species, Organism, Water

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