Archerfish

Archerfish hunt insects and spiders above the water surface by shooting jets of water with remarkable accuracy. They compensate for light refraction at the air-water interface - a visual computation that adjusts for how targets appear displaced from their true positions. A single archerfish can hit prey up to 3 meters away, adjusting for distance, angle, and target movement. When the stunned prey falls to the water, the archerfish races to catch it before competitors.

The targeting system involves learned adjustments rather than instinct alone. Young archerfish miss frequently but improve through practice, calibrating their shots to environmental conditions. They can also learn by watching experienced fish shoot. The ability combines innate projectile capability with learned precision - biological hardware with trained software.

For business, archerfish represent capabilities that require learned precision rather than just raw power. A company might have the resources to enter any adjacent market (projectile capability) but needs learned precision about specific markets to succeed (targeting calibration). Market entry without local knowledge sprays water randomly. Successful targeting requires experience-based calibration. The archerfish insight is that precision matters more than power for ranged competitive moves - and precision comes from practice and observation rather than instinct.