Sentence examples for prey firmly from inspiring English sources
Handling struggling prey is safer as the larger predator has less trouble holding the prey firmly and preventing it from striking out at the hunter's vital organs.
The horn shark is also capable of protruding its upper jaw up to 15% the length of its head; this motion takes only 20 milliseconds to accomplish and allows the shark to use its upper jaw like a chisel to dislodge firmly attached prey.
The name viperfish comes from the long fangs that protrude from the upper and lower jaws, used to firmly grip struggling prey.
The three cells of the constricting ring rapidly triple their volumes to firmly lasso their nematode prey, but this fascinating biological phenomenon is still poorly understood.
There are several lines of evidence that indicate that the daily deep diving behaviour of blue sharks in the Gulf Stream is linked to foraging on vertically migrating prey, although the foraging in turn is firmly linked to thermoregulatory factors.
The clear culture was collected and passed 5 times through a 0.45-μm Millex pore-size filter to remove any residual prey and M. aeruginosavorus cells which are still firmly attached to the prey.
They remain firmly fixed on the ground below, looking for the slightest movement that will give away the presence of their rodent prey.
STORM PREY, by John Sandford.
