A male firefly emits a series of enticing flashes. He hopes a female will respond and mate with him. A female from a different species mimics his patterns: by tricking the male, she lures him in -- and turns him into a meal. Where else do we see this kind of trickery in the animal kingdom? Eldridge Adams details the surprising complexity of how animals manipulate predators, prey and their rivals. [Directed by The Duke and the Duck, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Matt Erlichman, Flagship Studios]. 

Eldridge Adams: Can animals be deceptive?

Can animals be deceptive?

In nature's theatre, a firefly's hopeful courtship turns grim as a predator mimics love signals, revealing the art of deception.

Camouflage and mimicry in animals unfold as strategic survival tools, from octopuses blending in to snakes donning warning colors.

The fork-tailed drongo's cunning false alarms to steal prey underscore the complex, calculated deception in animal behavior.