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<br />{{Image|Mantis attempting to prey upon grasshopper.png|right|450px|Context matters: If it were not [[crypsis|camouflaged]] in the colour of the surrounding [[leaves]], the [[mantis]] could easily fall [[prey]] to a [[vertebrate]] [[predator]]. Yet in the presence of the mantis, the similarly impressive camouflage of the [[grasshopper]]s may not be sufficient to save both their lives on this occasion.}} |
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Context matters: If it were not camouflaged in the colour of the surrounding leaves, the mantis could easily fall prey to a vertebrate predator. Yet in the presence of the mantis, the similarly impressive camouflage of the grasshoppers may not be sufficient to save both their lives on this occasion.
Context matters: If it were not camouflaged in the colour of the surrounding leaves, the mantis could easily fall prey to a vertebrate predator. Yet in the presence of the mantis, the similarly impressive camouflage of the grasshoppers may not be sufficient to save both their lives on this occasion.