An Explanation of How Archerfish Spit Perfect Streams of Water to Attack Their Prey

The New York Times science writer Jim Gorman hosts a video explaining the archerfish‘s unique approach to capturing prey by spitting a perfectly aimed stream of water from below.

It doesn’t just spit harder, it opens and closes its mouth in a way that varies the speed of different parts of the water jet.

Brian Heater
Brian Heater