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Vibration Perception by Chaetognaths

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THE manner in which chaetognaths feed deserves careful examination because they are abundant and cosmopolitan planktonic predators. When these animals feed, they hang motionlessly and then dart at prey which swim near. The exact means by which they perceive or locate prey around them is only partially understood. I wish to present evidence for their use of a vibrational rather than a visual perception system.

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NEWBURY, T. Vibration Perception by Chaetognaths. Nature 236, 459–460 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/236459a0

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