The Prey is No Pushover
Prey which is on the menus of countless predators must use drastic methods to produce offspring in waterhole jungles.
EXPLODING NUMBERS
Copepods are one of the species, whose offspring hatches at the same time in a brief population explosion. The loads of prey confuse predators, ensuring that as many individuals as possible survive to breed new generations.
HIGHER SPEED
Apart from hiding, they prey’s only way of surviving is to be faster than the predators. Some insect larvae can shoot water out of their anuses with such force that they speed through the water.
STRONGER ARMOUR
Water fleas, of which most lakes include millions, can immediately adapt, if the hunt for them intensifies. In a few days, they will start having offspring with longer spikes, making it harder for predators to swallow them.