Dragonflies kill their prey in the air and eat it on the wing. They feed on aerial plankton, which consists of any sort of small living thing that happens to be aloft - mosquitoes, midges, moths, flies, ballooning spiders.
Richard Preston
SmallLivingAirEatPreyFeed
I've fallen prey to my fair share of moments of the phobias of others and the way that that can become an attack.
Ezra Miller
MomentsWayBecomeOthersFairPrey
Many people who no longer go to church end up falling prey to superstition.
Umberto Eco
PeopleEndChurchGoFallingPrey
It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active.
John Philpot Curran
FateBecomeActivePreySeeRights
There's no such thing as good or bad dinosaurs. There are predators and prey. The T-Rex in 'Jurassic Park' took human lives and saved them. No one interpreted her as good or bad.
Colin Trevorrow
GoodBadHumanDinosaursPreyPark
Do not fall prey to the false belief that mastery and domination are synonymous with manliness.
Kent Nerburn
FallBeliefPreyMasteryFalse
War is party-blind. It doesn't care who is in the Oval Office. The forces that drive us to war don't care whether it's Republican, Democrat, or other. The fact is, these parties are prey to special interests. That is something Eisenhower was afraid of.
Eugene Jarecki
WarDriveCareSpecialOfficePrey
In sleep, you are safe from the revolting mechanics of living and being a prey to outrageous fortune.
Taylor Caldwell
SleepYouLivingPreySafeFortune
I never found either this or the Northern Shrike return to such prey for food. I have seen them alight on the same thorn bush afterwards, but never made any use of this kind of food.
John Bachman
FoodKindNeverSamePreyReturn
Eagles rarely fail to catch their prey. They usually kill it quickly by breaking its neck with their powerful claws.
Stephen Kinzer
PowerfulPreyEaglesFailNeck
To try to prey on athletes' livelihoods while one is going through a tough time is embarrassing to me.
Colin Kaepernick
TimeMeToughTryPreyGoing
I think anybody with an insecurity, which is everyone, appreciates the fact that it's much easier to be a predator than it is to be prey.
James Van Der Beek
InsecurityThinkEveryonePreyFact
Many expressions of a cat's feelings seem deeply related to the capture of live prey.
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
LiveFeelingsCapturePreyCatSeem
We should make sure that unscrupulous schools do not prey on uninformed students, leaving them with high debt and useless degrees.
Raghuram Rajan
LeavingDebtUselessPreyHighSure
'Amusement' is appealing because we don't have to think; it spares us the fear and anxiety that might otherwise prey on our thoughts.
John Ortberg
FearThoughtsThinkAnxietyPreyUs
Not all eagles can be trained, but those who take to life with a master display intense loyalty. Although they are not tethered, they always return after killing their prey.
LifeLoyaltyPreyEaglesMasterWho
A lion's work hours are only when he's hungry; once he's satisfied, the predator and prey live peacefully together.
Chuck Jones
WorkLiveTogetherLionHungryPrey
Quacks are a part of our culture, and we all fall prey to them. Who among us can say, for sure, that even our own personal physicians are honest and competent?
Hunter S. Thompson
CultureFallSayPersonalPreyOwn
Animals need to understand other species, if only to prey on them or escape from them.
AnimalsEscapeUnderstandNeedPrey
A producer is bound to market his product with innovative gimmicks and quirky selling techniques, but distributors and exhibitors should not fall prey to it. Don't buy a film for exorbitant price and crib about losses post the film's release.
Rajinikanth
FallSellingPricePreyBuyQuirky
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