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trophic cascade

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Aphids' birth and predation by hover fly larvae

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How Europe's common chameleon hunts

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Also Known As	prey • hunting

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trophic cascade

Watch: A chameleon's projectile tongue at work

Aphids' birth and predation by hover fly larvae

Study the migratory, predatory, and living habits of North American bald eagles

Witness an orb-weaving spider using silk wrappings to immobilize grasshopper prey

How Europe's common chameleon hunts

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orb web carnivore constriction perceptual set web cooperative hunting hyphal loop sperm web communal web aggressive behaviour animal learning reproductive behaviour locomotion animal communication avoidance behaviour learning display behaviour agonism territorial behaviour play

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