Can animals be deceptive?
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Eldridge Adams |
TED-Ed
• December 2018
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].