Re: [RML] Archer River Trifasciatas

dd at dandrake.com
Mon, 03 Nov 97 10:07:39 -0800

In <01bce7d8$9cb9b660$LocalHost at Barry.worldnet.att.net>, on 11/03/97
at 07:45 AM, "Barry Meiklejohn" <barrym at powerup.com.au> said:

>John,

>I have noticed this as well. I wonder if it has anything to do with
>being vulnerable to predation from birds?

I'll bet it does. Just consider how they feed: dash to the surface, grab a
morsel, plunge back down. These critters are definitely adapted to
avoiding attacks from above.

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Dan Drake
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