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14 | Many invertebrates hunt by movement without "thinking" about if they can eat what they catch. This long-legged water scorpion nymph has captured a red water mite. After ten minutes of poking and trying to pierce the skin of the mite to suck out its juices, the water scorpion let it go. The mite swam off. Download

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WS-mite_2370.jpg - Many invertebrates hunt by movement without "thinking" about if they can eat what they catch. This long-legged water scorpion nymph has captured a red water mite. After ten minutes of poking and trying to pierce the skin of the mite to suck out its juices, the water scorpion let it go. The mite swam off.

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