Kleptopredation

Kleptopredation is a form of feeding in which a predator eats prey after the prey has hunted, consuming both the prey and its recent meal.[1] It is a specific type of kleptoparasitism. The term was first used in an article published in the journal Biology Letters.

Kleptopredation has been observed in nudibranchs, who may target hydroid polyps that have recently eaten zooplankton.[2]

References

Livni, Ephrat (2 November 2017). "Kleptopredation is a new scientific term for super-sizing a meal at sea". Quartz. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
Kimberly, T. L.; Willis, Trevor J.; et al. (1 November 2017). "Kleptopredation: a mechanism to facilitate planktivory in a benthic mollusc". Biology Letters. Royal Society. 13 (11). doi:10.1098/rsbl.2017.0447.

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[1] Livni, Ephrat (2 November 2017). "Kleptopredation is a new scientific term for super-sizing a meal at sea". Quartz. Retrieved 3 November 2017.

[2] Kimberly, T. L.; Willis, Trevor J.; et al. (1 November 2017). "Kleptopredation: a mechanism to facilitate planktivory in a benthic mollusc". Biology Letters. Royal Society. 13 (11). doi:10.1098/rsbl.2017.0447.