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Page 225
This same device has long been employed in nature — in deserts and
savannahs and forests , by Caterpillars and Birds of Paradise , by Snakes and
Praying Mantids , by Iguanas and Fiddler Crabs —and was no doubt an
established and ...
This same device has long been employed in nature — in deserts and
savannahs and forests , by Caterpillars and Birds of Paradise , by Snakes and
Praying Mantids , by Iguanas and Fiddler Crabs —and was no doubt an
established and ...
Page 257
The effectiveness of this method of defence against widely different types of
predators is well illustrated by the conspicuous caterpillar of the Magpie Moth (
Abraxas grossulariata ) , which has provided a subject for numerous experiments
.
The effectiveness of this method of defence against widely different types of
predators is well illustrated by the conspicuous caterpillar of the Magpie Moth (
Abraxas grossulariata ) , which has provided a subject for numerous experiments
.
Page 357
It is interesting to compare with the above certain cryptically coloured caterpillars
whose appearance , manner of feeding ... Many years ago Wilhelm Müller
described a remarkable South American caterpillar belonging to the genus An¿a
...
It is interesting to compare with the above certain cryptically coloured caterpillars
whose appearance , manner of feeding ... Many years ago Wilhelm Müller
described a remarkable South American caterpillar belonging to the genus An¿a
...
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Contents
THE METHODS BY WHICH CONCEALMENT | 5 |
VARIABLE COLOUR RESEMBLANCE | 20 |
THE PRINCIPLE OF CONCEALMENT BY COUNTERSHADING | 35 |
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