A Predator’s Dream
For both predators and prey, survival on the reef depends on innovation. Both populations must continually acquire advantages over the other by evolving new and improved physical adaptations that must be countered by the opposition. Prey species tend to hold the upper hand — they are a little too fast, well-camouflaged or spiky to be caught under normal circumstances. To even the odds, predatory reef fishes devise novel hunting strategies. Joining forces with third-party species equipped with specialized hunting skills has become the gold standard.
