Show pistol fish shoots water at its prey ashore the archer fish of southeastern asia is prepared for trouble for it carries a gun its weapon consists of a tube like mouth from which it can propel a tiny jet of water accurately cura tely for some feet when the archer sees an insect resting on a plant or other object above it sneaks up then shoots wetting its prey and causing it to fall into the water where the archer gobbles it up the amount of water which the fish ejects is only a couple of drops but the bullet has speed and force |