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... predators , allowing the Acanthaster to overpopulate . The crown - of - thorns sea star ( Acanthaster planci ) is a coral predator , able to destroy large areas of living coral . The weather helps to support another hypothesis . When it ...
... predators , allowing the Acanthaster to overpopulate . The crown - of - thorns sea star ( Acanthaster planci ) is a coral predator , able to destroy large areas of living coral . The weather helps to support another hypothesis . When it ...
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... predators and deceiving prey is to hide . A scorpion fish ( fish with deadly spines ) called the rockfish is beautifully camouflaged in the rocks near the reef , but it is not hiding from predators . Instead , it is lying in wait for ...
... predators and deceiving prey is to hide . A scorpion fish ( fish with deadly spines ) called the rockfish is beautifully camouflaged in the rocks near the reef , but it is not hiding from predators . Instead , it is lying in wait for ...
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... predators , including humans , exploit these mating schools . With their normal defensive behaviors suspended as they search fervently for mates , the squid make easy prey . ◇ If predators move to these mating aggregations to feed ...
... predators , including humans , exploit these mating schools . With their normal defensive behaviors suspended as they search fervently for mates , the squid make easy prey . ◇ If predators move to these mating aggregations to feed ...
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