Pursuit predation becomes a better strategy than ambush predation when the predator is faster than the prey. Ambush predators are often camouflaged, and may be solitary.
Strategy Video of a water bug nymph attacking a fishĪmbush predators usually remain motionless (sometimes hidden) and wait for prey to come within ambush distance before pouncing. Different ambush predators use a variety of means to capture their prey, from the long sticky tongues of chameleons to the expanding mouths of frogfishes.Īmbush predation is widely distributed in the animal kingdom, spanning some members of numerous groups such as the starfish, cephalopods, crustaceans, spiders, insects such as mantises, and vertebrates such as many snakes and fishes. Nocturnal ambush predators such as cats and snakes have vertical slit pupils helping them to judge the distance to prey in dim light. The predator then uses a combination of senses to detect and assess the prey, and to time the strike. The ambush is often opportunistic, and may be set by hiding in a burrow, by camouflage, by aggressive mimicry, or by the use of a trap (e.g. Unlike pursuit predators, who chase to capture prey using sheer speed or endurance, ambush predators avoid fatigue by staying in concealment, waiting patiently for the prey to get near, before launching a sudden overwhelming attack that quickly incapacitates and captures the prey. The zebra has good wide eyesight in order to escape the predators and see them before the predator like the lion hunts them and kills them.Predator that sits and waits for prey to come to itĪ female goldenrod crab spider ( Misumena vatia) ambushing the female of a pair of mating fliesĪmbush predators or sit-and-wait predators are carnivorous animals that capture or trap prey via stealth, luring or by (typically instinctive) strategies utilizing an element of surprise. This is because the lion has no natural predators so they have not needed to adapt and evolve, to give them an advantage to their eyesight to survive. The zebra also has visual sensory organs, as it is a prey species it needs to have a much better wide field of vision compared to the lion, which has a forward focused eyesight. The lion has not got large ears like the zebra but has adapted to be well camouflaged and hidden whilst having the well adapted hearing for the location of predators. They have large ears which are essential for picking up sound waves from other animals like predators and some members of their herd.
The zebra also has a good sensory organs such as the ear for good hearing. Due to this amazing adaptation lions are able to hear prey and other noises from up to a mile away, as well as for communication with other lions. Their ears are very flexible which can adjust to the way sound waves are carried within the atmosphere for optimum hearing. Its hearing is also important for it to understand where the perfect place would be to position itself without being heard by other animals, in order to not scare the prey away, and to carry out a successful hunt. Sensory adaptations for the lion includes excellent hearing, this is important to hear where prey such as zebras are situated amongst the savannah. The zebra instead has then evolved to survive in a way to avoid or decrease the chances of its species from being hunted down to extinction by these predators like the lion. For example, the lion has adapted to hunt zebra in multiple different ways in order to gain a meal in the most efficient way by often using little energy or certain camoflage and hunting techniques. Predators have evolved with certain skeletal structures adapted to eating and hunting prey species. OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Predator adaptations vs Prey
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