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Insect predator
* fall into one or two groups, depending on their mouthparts.
* help control beet armyworms in cotton.

Large predator
* All large predators have a role to play.
* Most large predators compete for food
  - consume large numbers
* Most large predators have large prey
  - population size
  - hunt other animals
  - inhabit territory
* Most large predators require cool water
* Some large predators eat adult iguanas
  - fish
* Some large predators perform functions
  - important functions
  - prey on beavers
* hunt animals
* include gray wolves

Main predator
* are carnivorous mammals and raptors
  - coyotes, bobcats, and alligators
  - hawks, predatory mammals, and other snakes
  - mammals and other snakes
* are other snakes and raptors
  - snakes, birds, and mammals
* are raptors and medium-sized mammals

Major predator
* Most major predators have eyes
  - kill gazelles
  - use sound
* Some major predators feed on wildebeests.
* are bobcats, coyotes, great horned owls, domestic dogs and cats
  - large African eagles, other primates, leopards, and humans
  - owls, weasels, and pacific giant salamanders
  - probably small mammals and other birds
  - weasels, raptors, coyotes, foxes, bobcats and martins
* include lions.

Mammalian predator
* include coyotes.
* seek the weakest point in the fence at which to enter.

Marine predator
* Most marine predators have large prey
* Some marine predators live in sea.

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Natural predator
* Most natural predators survive years.
* Some natural predators avoid areas
  - eat dormouses
  - emerge at nights
  - feed on nectar
  - kill lions
* are a good way to keep outdoor moth populations under control
  - jaguars and caimans
  - often important in controlling aphid populations
  - pike, foxes, mink and cold wet weather
* can control scale
  - help control pests
* exist which feed on two-spotted spider mites.
* help control mites
  - keep prey species strong by killing only the sick and weak
* include birds
  - lizards
  - snow owls
* pursue dolphins.

Opportunistic predator
* Most opportunistic predators attack live animals.
* Most opportunistic predators eat animals
  - small animals
  - feed on rodents
* Most opportunistic predators use hunt techniques
* attack animals

Other large predator
* inhabit territory.
* require water.

Poisonous predator
* Some poisonous predators feed on arthropods.
* Some poisonous predators feed on other arthropods
  - terrestrial arthropods

Potential predator
* Most potential predators use vocal sound.
* Some potential predators approach hagfishes.
* are coyotes, large hawks and owls, eagles, and bobcats.
* are mountain lions, bobcats, and coyotes
  - coyotes, bobcats, and domestic dogs
* have difficulty.
* include birds
  - large birds
  - raccoons
  - snake birds

Powerful predator
* Most powerful predators have heads
  - senses
* play roles.

Predatory pricing
* is distinguishable from competitive pricing.
* strategy whereby prices are set below costs to drive out competitors.

Seed predator
* Most seed predators play critical roles
* Some seed predators destroy production
  - seed production
* limit the number of viable seeds.

Successful predator
* Most successful predators eat animals.
* find and fill voids in a child's life.
* hunt prey.

Top predator
* Most top predators feed on fish.
* Some top predators eat plants
  - live in sea
* are at the top of the food chain and have no predators of their own
  - mackerel, squid, jellyfish, tuna, porpoise, shark and man
  - particularly vulnerable to bio-accumulation
* play an important role in nature
  - major roles