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(male)There’salargetropicalinsectcalledthePeanutBug.Yes,likethepeanutsyoueat.Um,andthePeanutBugsfrontwingsarecoloredsotheyblendinwiththeirsurroundings.Butitsbackwings,whichareusuallyclosedandhidden,havethesebrightcolorfulspotsonthem.AndwhenthePeanutBugsareattacked,itsuddenlyopensitsbackwingsandoutpopthesebrightcolors.AndthatsurprisesthepredatorandgivesthePeanutBugachancetogetaway.
Um,thenyouhaveabutterflycalledthemorphobutterfly.Andpartsofthemorphobutterflywingsareveryshiny.Theyreflectalotofsunlight.Whenthisbutterflyisresting,thisshinypartofitswingsishidden.Nowmorphobutterfliesareoftenattackedbybirds.Sowhenabirdapproaches,themorphofliesaway.Andwhenthemorphoflapsitswings,allthebirdcanseeareflashesoflightreflectedfromthemorpho’swings.Thoseflashesoflightmakeitverydifficultforthebirdtofollowthemorpho.Andthemorphoisusuallyabletogetaway.