- In
biology (specifically the
anatomy of arthropods), the term
raptorial implies much the same as
predatory but most
often refers to
modifications of an...
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independently in Livyatan. The
large temporal fossa depressions on the
skull of
raptorials is
probably descended from a
common ancestor (plesiomorphy). The presence...
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whales (or "
raptorial sperm whales") and was
probably an apex predator,
preying on whales,
seals and so forth.
Characteristically of
raptorial sperm whales...
- gr****hoppers (Orthoptera), or
other more
distantly related insects with
raptorial forelegs such as
mantisflies (Mantispidae).
Mantises are
mostly ambush...
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Diying (December 2020). "An
early Cambrian euarthropod with radiodont-like
raptorial appendages". Nature. 588 (7836): 101–105. Bibcode:2020Natur.588..101Z...
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inflict painful wounds if
handled incautiously,
mantis shrimp have
powerful raptorial appendages that are used to
attack and kill prey
either by spearing, stunning...
- head with a pair of eyes
located antero-medially, a pair of
enlarged raptorial appendages (previously
thought to be scorpion's
clawed pedipalps), as...
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lying in wait for prey,
relying on
their superb camouflage.
Armed with
raptorial forelegs,
ambush bugs
routinely capture prey ten or more
times their own...
- in
North America,
often laying eggs w****s or even
months before other raptorial birds. The
great horned owl was
formally described in 1788 by the German...
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emergence of
gigantic macro-predators such as
megatoothed sharks and
raptorial sperm whales.
Prominent examples are O.
megalodon and L. melvillei. Other...
