Sunday, October 17, 2010
Camouflaging Prey
At first glance, all you see is leaves. Look again. Do you see that? That bird over there? It has to look like a leaf to survive. Survive being eaten by the hawks in our neighborhood. It is prey, nutrients to many, but to survive, it camouflages. But without the tree, the bird will die, but without the bird, the tree will not be affected in any manner, so it is also a form of commensalism. Thanks to its camouflage, this bird lives to see another day
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