JAKARTA – Term cannibal animal may sound foreign to some people. But make no mistake, the habitat or the wild is very dangerous because there are always predators stalking their prey all the time.
In addition to predators who hunt prey for food, there are some cannibals that prey on their own species.
Many factors cause these animals to become cannibals and eat their own species, such as looking for the strongest offspring to lack of food resources.
So, what cannibal animals like to eat their own species? Reported from the site Science Focushere are some cannibal animals that prey on their own species:
1. Udang Gammarus Duebeni
Gammarus Duebeni or a kind of freshwater shrimp became the first name of cannibal animals that eat their own species. This type of shrimp is actually not uncommon to eat some of their own children.
Because when freshwater shrimp are infected with the Pleistophora Mulleri parasite, they will need a lot of food to survive.
If Gammarus Duebeni could not catch his prey, they would switch prey like . If forced to prey on similar shrimp, Gammarus Duebeni will choose juvenile shrimp because they are easier to catch and prey on.