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Evidence of bird dropping masquerading by a spider to avoid predators
Masquerading comes at various costs and benefits. The principal benefit being the avoidance of predators. The orb-web spider Cyclosa ginnaga has a silver body and adds a white discoid-shaped silk decoration to its web. The size, shape and colour of C. ginnaga's body resemble, when viewed by the...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2014
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4038025/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24875182 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep05058 |