(1) The enzymes and toxins in scorpion venom are used by the arachnid to paralyse its prey and digest its food.

(2) He was easy prey for the two con men

(3) The carnival regularly attracts armies of purse snatchers and pickpockets who find easy prey among the revellers.

(4) People who prey on elderly women ought to be locked up forever.

(5) A lot of youth are illiterate and unemployed and easy prey .

(6) A scheme to take on cowboy builders who prey on elderly people was launched by Sutton and Cheam MP Paul Burstow last week.

(7) Foxes as predators prey on lambs and chickens and kill native small marsupials and rodents.

(8) Police have warned the public to be on their guard for two men posing as policemen who prey on elderly victims in their homes.

(9) Real vampire bats prey on cattle and horses, take tiny quantities of blood and are dangerous only insofar as they sometimes carry bovine tuberculosis and rabies.

(10) There wasn't much Joe enjoyed more than baiting his brothers and Adam, with his more volatile temper, was easy prey .

(11) That makes them easy prey for insurance crooks who promise to recoup more than a policy is worth - for a fee - then disappear.

(12) Spotted hyenas kill their own prey more often than they scavenge.

(13) You've been waiting in the wings since 2001, but you haven't yet cemented your spot - does that prey on your mind?

(14) The region's 70,000-strong student population is the largest in the country and criminals often see them as easy prey .

(15) Think of a carnivore animal evolving powerful jaws to catch and kill its prey .

(16) They deserve a lot of credit for the way they compete each week, knowing that most teams regard them as easy prey .

(17) With plenty of smaller birds and rabbits to prey on, all around the island kestrels hover, buzzards glide and peregrine falcons swoop.

(18) As more visitors come to centres like Newry, unfortunately so too do criminals on the lookout for easy prey .

(19) He had made himself easy prey , since he had kicked off his shoes.

(20) Perhaps this shows us another reason for fear of spiders - it is the only other creature that sets traps and toys with its prey before killing it.