It is said of the Labba, that pirate of the seas, that it pounces upon sea-birds as they rise from the waves with captured fish in their beaks.

With a blow of the beak delivered in the hollow of the stomach, the aggressor forces the victim to drop its prey, and promptly catches it as it falls.

The victim at least escapes with nothing worse than a blow at the base of the neck.

The Philanthus, less scrupulous, falls upon the bee, stabs it to death and makes it disgorge in order to nourish herself upon its honey.
Nourish, I say, and I do not withdraw the expression.

To support my statement I have better reasons than those already presented.