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What is the name of the fish that catches insects by shooting jets of water at them?
The archer fish The archer fish
How did the archer fish get its name?
The archer fish can shoot a stream of water at insects sitting on vegetation near the water, knocking them into the water, where the fish can grab them.
Is an archer fish a herbivore carnivore or an omnivore?
Archer fish is the name for a family of tropical fish that live in the brackish waters of Southeast Asia and northern Australia. Archer fish are white with black vertical bands. Adults reach a size of about 6 1/4 inches. Famous for the unique way of catching prey, Archer fish can squirt thin streams of water from their mouths to knock down insects sitting on overhanging vegetation or even flying insects. The insects will fall into the water where they are quickly devoured. As excellent jumpers they can leap out of the water to grab insects on low hanging branches. Since Archer fish feed on spiders, crickets, worms, seaweed, insect larva, small crustaceans, they are considered omnivores.
What fish hunts with water bullets?
its called an Archer fish
Is fish a carnivore or an omnivore?
Archer fish is the name for a family of tropical fish that live in the brackish waters of Southeast Asia and northern Australia. Archer fish are white with black vertical bands. Adults reach a size of about 6 1/4 inches. Famous for the unique way of catching prey, Archer fish can squirt thin streams of water from their mouths to knock down insects sitting on overhanging vegetation or even flying insects. The insects will fall into the water where they are quickly devoured. As excellent jumpers they can leap out of the water to grab insects on low hanging branches. Since Archer fish feed on Spiders, crickets, worms, seaweed, insect larva, small crustaceans, they are considered omnivores.
What are the differences between a sea squirt and fish?
Fish are ectothermic and sea squirt is not
Is the archer fish a freshwater fish or a saltwater fish?
The archer fish is a tropical freshwater species.They lurk just beneath the surface,waiting for insects to alight on the foliage above.The fish shoots a stream of water from its mouth,knocking the insect into the water,where it is then taken by the fish.
Is fishes a herbivore carnivore or an omnivore?
Archer fish is the name for a family of tropical fish that live in the brackish waters of Southeast Asia and northern Australia. Archer fish are white with black vertical bands. Adults reach a size of about 6 1/4 inches. Famous for the unique way of catching prey, Archer fish can squirt thin streams of water from their mouths to knock down insects sitting on overhanging vegetation or even flying insects. The insects will fall into the water where they are quickly devoured. As excellent jumpers they can leap out of the water to grab insects on low hanging branches. Since Archer fish feed on Spiders, crickets, worms, seaweed, insect larva, small crustaceans, they are considered omnivores.
How does an archer fish get its name?
it shoots a water jet are bug to knock them into water to eat them
What shoots down insects with a steam of water from its mouth?
archer fish
What part of it body does a archerfish spray drops of water from?
the archer fish spits water from its mouth.
How do archer fish hunt?
Once they spot an insect within reach of its marksmanship, an Archer fish (Toxotes jaculatrix) will spit a small drop of water at the insect. They very rarely miss. The wet insect then falls onto/into the water where it is quickly grabbed and eaten by the successfull Archer.
