European squid (Loligo vulgaris) has captured a bream (Sparus aurata)
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Attribution: Miguel Cabanellas (Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies).With a refined and tenacious tactic of predation, the European squid (Loligo vulgaris) has captured a bream (Sparus aurata) launching its tentacles and applying a lethal bite in the prey column. The image captures the moment when the squid seizes the prey with his arms. Highly Commended in the BMC Ecology Image Competition 2012:BMC Ecology 2013, 13:6 doi:10.1186/1472-6785-13-6www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6785/13/6
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- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
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- Spiralia (spiralians)
- Mollusca (molluscs)
- Cephalopoda (cephalopods)
- Coleoidea (coleoids)
- Decapodiformes
- Myopsida
- Loliginidae (inshore squids)
- Loligo (Hola)
- Loligo vulgaris (European squid)
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