Archerfish : Bullseye

You've probably heard of Archerfish (Toxotes spp.), the Robin Hoods of the natural world. I discovered them when I was a kid, burning through wildlife books from the library. What I didn't know then - because nobody did - was just how these really pretty small fish rely on physics and fluid dynamics to hunt terrestrial prey using water as a tool.

You know a fish is doing something interesting when the US Navy gets into the habit of naming submarines after it ...

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