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To: killjoy
Young archerfish start shooting when about 2.5 cm long, but are inaccurate at first and must learn from experience. Or die trying... a perfect example of natural selection.

What tells them that they can shoot water out of their mouth at insects above the surface of the water?

63 posted on 07/04/2006 9:42:15 AM PDT by DouglasKC
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To: DouglasKC
What tells them that they can shoot water out of their mouth at insects above the surface of the water?

Evolution.

162 posted on 07/04/2006 10:45:38 AM PDT by killjoy (Dirka dirka mohammed jihad! Sherpa sherpa bakalah!)
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