Sentence examples for over prey from inspiring English sources

One genus, Dinopis, the net-casting spider, carries a web that is thrown over prey.

We're not exactly sure what led to their demise, but climate change and competition over prey from Homo sapiens all may have played roles.

Warm eyes, then, should give swordfish, which regularly dive to 500 meters, a critical edge over prey.

Male mountain lions are known to kill fellow pumas in confrontations over prey carcasses, and the problem may be exacerbated in the Santa Monica Mountains.

In accordance, we never observed two spiders competing over prey in the field.

Although accidental captures of both the workers and small bug nymphs were noted, these species mostly share the H. physophora treelets rather peacefully; for example, the areas surrounding the domatia seem to be where A. decemarticulatus and Z. annulosus compete for prey, but we never noted them fighting over prey.

Originally brought to Florida to manage insect populations in sugar cane fields decades ago, the species quickly took over, preying on native toads and killing dogs, according to an archived Time story from 1968.

Wolf spiders are a typical example; they hunt in leaf litter either using an ambush strategy or by moving at high speed, taking over unwary prey.

In addition, our study helps to resolve the long-standing debate over whether prey or ratio dependence is the better simplification.

Regulators and competitors hang over the deal like vultures over wounded prey.

People in comparably privileged positions the world over have fallen prey in just such a manner.