Re: (Frog hunting) - and a load of XXXX

["David Marjanovic" <david.marjanovic@gmx.at>]

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From: "Tim Williams" <twilliams_alpha@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: (Frog hunting) - and a load of XXXX


> And (2) it is a far more energy efficient method of hunting than active
> foraging.  Rather than searching in every tussock and overturning every
> stone, the predator can "sit and wait" for a frog (or salamander or lizard
> or cockroach) to come into view.  True, this can be done at ground level
> too.  But hanging out in trees gives the predator a better vantage point.

This depends heavily on the presence and extent of undergrowth. If the
predator is above the undergrowth and the prey in or below it, too bad for
the predator.