It isn’t just survival of the fittest out there. It’s survival of the sneakiest. It’s survival of the prettiest. It’s survival of the most…developmentally arrested. Check out some of the weirder ways that animals and plants cope with the cruel, cruel world.
1. mimicry
E.S. Ross
Everyone knows about insects that camouflage themselves as leaves. But did you know that some species of spider, butterfly, and frog resemble bird droppings? What better way to avoid becoming lunch than by disguising yourself as a mound of fecal matter? Other organisms use mimicry to attract rather than repel: certain orchids resemble—and smell like—female flies and wasps. They are pollinated when a male insect attempts to copulate with them.
