More incredible still, this prey capture all happens in midair. “Dragonflies are doing these really, really fast, high-speed aerial captures,” said Crane. This ability of dragonflies to successfully ...

In that case, you might be a python. Surprisingly, it was only as recently as 2015 that we discovered how they kill their prey. First, a few python factoids.

The expression “so hungry I could eat a horse” might not be just a figure of speech — for the Burmese python, at least.

Rather than dislocating its jaw before swallowing prey, the python devours animals thanks to a stretchy piece of connective tissue that connects its lower jaw to its skull.

Professor Bruce Jayne demonstrates how wide a Burmese python can open its mouth to swallow prey. University of Cincinnati In early November, scientists in the Florida Everglades cut open the ...

Pythons swallow deer, alligators and other prey whole. What they can eat is limited to and dependent on how big the Burmese python’s mouth opening can stretch.