Cheats and Deceits

In nature, trickery and deception are widespread. Animals and plants mimic other objects or species in the environment for protection, trick other species into rearing their young, lure prey to their death, and deceive potential mates for reproduction. Cuckoos lay eggs carefully matched to their host''s own clutch. Harmless butterflies mimic the wing patterning of a poisonous butterfly to avoid be...