Still Waters Posted December 20, 2014 #1 Share Posted December 20, 2014 An Amazonian chick has evolved a crafty way to keep from being eaten: pretend you're a poisonous caterpillar by looking and moving just like one. In a paper published recently in the journal American Naturalist, scientists report finding, in 2012 observations, an example of mimicry in birds so effective it went unnoticed until now. http://news.discover...#mkcpgn=rssnws1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted December 20, 2014 #2 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Grr. I've been wondering for years why Amazonian chicks were so hard to find. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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