fisherwr2 > Close up of a blue jay feather - a mammalian bonus in an all-arthropod gallery
fisherwr2 > Member of the moth order (Lepidoptera) that resembles a bird dropping.  This protects the moth from predators that preceive it as an inanimate object, and not something to eat.  The resemblance is uncanny - real droppings have a darker solid end while the opposite end tends to be white and more of a liquid.  The fine white hairs at the anterior end of the moth represent this liquid perfectly.  It's important that the moth remain motionless while sitting on a substrate, or it will blow the disguise.  Other insects use this protective technique as well (eg see the image of Limenitis sp. in this gallery)
Close up of a blue jay feather - a mammalian bonus in an all-arthropod gallery
fisherwr2 > Close up of a blue jay feather - a mammalian bonus in an all-arthropod gallery
Close up of a blue jay feather - a mammalian bonus in an all-arthropod gallery
See photo in original gallery.

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