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Category Archives: Questions and answers
Crypsis or aposematism
In benthic organisms, especially those living in such depths where no light reaches, the mechanism of crypsis that the organisms have developed is that of the color that is not detected by predators who launch flashing lights to illuminate their … Continue reading
Broken specimens
With some frequency I have been finding broken specimens of brittle stars among the samples which I am working on. Many times it is clearly seen that it is because of the capture mechanism that, being so violent, causes crushing … Continue reading
