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Can animals be deceptive?

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? TED-Ed’s Eldridge Adams details the surprising complexity of how animals manipulate predators, prey and their rivals.

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