date:Jul 12, 2012
d in about five seconds.
It's very simply and obviously because predators can see them more easily, says Ms McIntyre. They're not in lockdown mode.
The unwary exposed fish were also more likely to be killed in the attack, being captured 30 percent of the time on the first strike. Unexposed fish managed to escape the first strike nearly nine times out of ten, most likely because they were already wary and poised to take evasive action.
Ms McIntyre also noticed that the behavior of predators wa