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I . THE FUNCTION OF DISRUPTIVE COLORATION When a pickpocket intends to
relieve you of your watch or wallet , he , or his confederate , takes care to distract
your attention from what he proposes to do by creating a diversion . He draws ...
I . THE FUNCTION OF DISRUPTIVE COLORATION When a pickpocket intends to
relieve you of your watch or wallet , he , or his confederate , takes care to distract
your attention from what he proposes to do by creating a diversion . He draws ...
Page 185
When seen these palatable larv¿ were readily eaten , and it was repeatedly
noticed that it was the moving insect which first attracted attention . Hence the
vital need for stillness — an instinct which is part and parcel of the make - up of
the ...
When seen these palatable larv¿ were readily eaten , and it was repeatedly
noticed that it was the moving insect which first attracted attention . Hence the
vital need for stillness — an instinct which is part and parcel of the make - up of
the ...
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Here it is not conspicuous coloration , but conspicuous and symbolical antics ,
which deflect the enemies ' attention . Gilbert White speaks of the way in which ' a
partridge will tumble along before a sportsman in order to draw away the dogs ...
Here it is not conspicuous coloration , but conspicuous and symbolical antics ,
which deflect the enemies ' attention . Gilbert White speaks of the way in which ' a
partridge will tumble along before a sportsman in order to draw away the dogs ...
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