prey

Object

mantis: Still think she should have let the preying mantis have him.

Converse of object

• fall: The outlook for cats which fall prey to the severe disease is very poor.
• devour: Whatever emotion they experience when finding and devouring prey we can be certain it isn't remorse.
• hunt: Like hunted prey, their eyes brim with fear.
• catch: They do not use their tongues to catch prey in water, relying instead on their minute teeth to grab onto the prey.
• capture: Penguins generally feed on prey captured near the surface, either close to shore or near the edge of pack ice.
• crush: The palps are developed into strong pincers equipped with sharp teeth and spines, which are used for catching and crushing prey.

Preposition: for

predator: The creatures would then suffer a slow death through dehydration and starvation, or become easy prey for predators.

Adjective modifier

• unsuspecting: Water is expelled through the gills creating a vacuum, which sucks the unsuspecting prey in to its doom.
• invertebrate: Predicting the effects of marine climate change on the invertebrate prey of the birds of rocky shores.
• easy: Vise versa, the basic Dutch channels are still easy prey for pirate satellite tv.

Preposition: on

• rodent: The animals slain fulfilled a key role in the ecological food web, by preying on rodents.
• entrepreneur: Preying on entrepreneurs who arrived or neither of the.
• insect: Other farmers encourage the presence of spiders and frogs on their farms, to prey on insects that harm their plants.

Noun used with modifier

• insect: Their aerial flying displays they catch their insect prey on the wing are amazing to watch.
• predator: A talk which looks at population dynamics, predator prey relationships and factors ( biotic and abiotic ) affecting animal populations.

Followed by an intransitive particle

upon: The very thought of being preyed upon by such creatures is often sufficient to encourage immediate action to control them.

Modifies a noun

• specie: How does hunting success vary with prey species population size?
• abundance: Current factors causing loss or decline Reductions in insect prey abundance, especially loss of old pasture due to high intensity agricultural systems.
• species: Hunting with dogs does not result in pain or suffering for the prey species.