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According to imdb:

Aliens are far more dangerous, they have no fear, can lose most of their limbs and still pose a major threat, they have acid blood, can kill with their claws, tails and teeth and can see predators even when they're cloaked.

I've never heard that they can see predators even when they're cloaked before. Are there direct references/examples to this in any of the AVP movies?

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Aliens don't have eyes. They sense their prey thru changes in air pressure and noise. How they manage this with such accuracy isn't known, but a Predator's cloak bends light so that they appear camouflaged by their surroundings. When a Predator moves when cloaked they still emit changes in air pressure.

Aliens are also effective hunters underwater and can sense their prey's electromagnetic field much like a shark, and Aliens also adapt the senses of the host who gave birth to them. So if they are grown in a Predator they will take on Predator traits.

Aliens are a scary bunch! :)

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Although this is interresting info and it sounds plausible, it would be nice to know where you got this information from, because as it stands it's a mere statement, much like the one the OP wanted to get references for. – Christian Rau Apr 19 '12 at 15:01
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Sure, no problem. The info is out there. It's been in comics and the books. Here's an online reference. aliens.wikia.com/wiki/Xenomorph search for "electro-reception" – Mathew Foscarini Apr 19 '12 at 19:09
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Although I wholly agree with this excellent answer, it does raise a bit of a question regarding the alien's eyes. If the aliens do not actually have eyes, then why do their skulls (seen in Predator 2 and AvP) have eye sockets? – Nobby Apr 19 '12 at 21:08
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Those holes aren't eye sockets. They are part of the cheekbone that allows the jaw muscles to connect to the upper part of the skull. As seen in these image. graspingatcreativity.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/… and here to 4.bp.blogspot.com/-KoQYrSJEwpk/TWOq5jBw0AI/AAAAAAAAAg8/… – Mathew Foscarini Apr 20 '12 at 1:22
That's a cool link, reading through it though it seems to suggest different methods for the aliens to detctet it's prey: "it is believed that it "sees" by sensing pheromones." as well as the "elector-reception" – AidanO Apr 20 '12 at 15:10
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