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- Rapid color change used for protection: cuttlefish
- Eyes are anti-reflective: elephant hawk-moth
- Slime and fibers protect: hagfish
- Secretions repel insects, bacteria: giraffe
- Poison protects seeds: yews
- Strychnine protects seeds: strychnine trees
- Toxic sap protects tree seeds: hura tree
- Tastiness protects seeds from beetles: acacia
- Red leaves hide plants from insects: plants
- Leaf tents hide caterpillars: Bornean moths
- Microscopic silica blades protect: meadow grasses
- Irritating sting wards off predators: nettles
- Pheromone mimic repels aphids: South American potato
- Hormone mimic protects from caterpillars: bugleweed
- Cyanide protects from herbivores: brackenfern
- Cyanogenic poison protects from herbivores: acacia
- Plant poison neutralizes digestive juices: cotton grass
- Toxic latex protects from herbivores: milkweeds
- Larvae produce deadly toxin: leaf beetle
- Scales prevent structural penetration: fig
- Resin protects damage: conifer trees
- Scales provide flexible, strong protection: pangolin
- Electric organs generate volts: rajid skates
- Electric organs generate volts: electric stargazers
- Electric organ stuns prey, deters attackers: electric catfish
- Flower's pattern attracts/deters insects: Aaron's beard
- Tail shedding protects from predators: lizard
- Tail shedding protects from predators: salamander
- Limbs sacrificed to escape predators: crabs
- Shell is tough armor: golden scale snail
- Ankle spur protects from predators: platypus
- Glue protects from insect bites: burrowing frog
- Stripes serve as long-distance camouflage: lionfish
- Threads adhere underwater: sea cucumber
- Limb shedding assists escape: starfish
- Tail shedding allows escape: rodents
- Case protects during years at sea: Polynesian box fruit
- Cocoon provides hard, protective casing: puss moth
- Chemical repels insects: catnip
- Constructing bubble nests: foam-nesting frog
- Pigment granules assist hiding: ray-finned fish
- Pigments cells respond to hormones: African clawed frog
- Self-medicating with plants: chimpanzees
- Self-medicating cures infections, stops pain: baboons
- Detachable bristles immobilize ants: Polyxenid millipede
- Scales form protective layer: bony fish
- Scales form protective armor: garpike
- Neurotoxin protects from predators: poison-dart frog
- Armor protects from predators: armadillo
- Rolling locomotion aids escape: mother-of-pearl moth caterpillar
- Vibrations attract ants: Australian blue butterfly
- Secretions deter predators: grasshoppers
- Reflex "bleeding" deters predators: bloody-nosed beetle
- Poisonous secretions deter predators: blister beetle
- Nests are parasite-free: eagles
- Nests are parasite-free: house sparrow
- Nests are parasite-free: starling
- Ink cloud distracts predators: octopus
- Rolling into a ball for protection: armadillo
- Rolling into a ball for protection: pill millipede
- Noxious spray deters predators: skunk
- Skin and feathers deter ectoparasites: black pitohui bird
- Toxins protect from predators: jellyfish
- Threads transfer movement to capsule: jumping bean moth caterpillar
- Plants enhance health: golden bee
- Deployable web distracts predators: blanket octopus
- Organic cases provide protection: bagworm moths
- Inflating for protection: porcupinefish
- Portable cases protect from predators: caddisflies
- Bubbles protect against predators: spittle bug
- Skin resists microorganisms: pilot whale
- Tentacles detect predators: queen scallop
- Relationship protects from predators: clownfish, anemones
- Lack of wing scales enhances camouflage: clearwing butterfies
- Scales protect skin: cartilaginous fish
- Trunk protected from predators: half-mens plant
- Camouflage reduces herbivory: pebble plants
- Relationship provides nutrients, protection: ant-plants and ants
- Surviving changing conditions: ecosystems
- Species richness helps system respond to disturbance: ecosystems
- Leaf serves as container: red oak roller weevil
- Providing shelter for multiple organisms: English oak
- Thin "shells" resist impact loading: sea urchins
- Species diversity maintains grasslands: Tanzania's Serengeti Plain
- Shell protects, supports, and allows for growth: shelled mollusks
- Resident insects protect nearby fields: hedgerows
- Detecting presence and movement of predators: nocturnal moth
- Wing scales help camouflage from sonar: moth
- Leaves disorient beetles, prevent attack: cucumber
- Leaves communicate pest damage: plants
- Defense mechanism deters predators: wood snakes
- Reflex bleeding deters predators: fireflies
- Eyes squirt blood: horned lizard
- Wings allow escape from spider webs: butterflies
- Relationship provides nutrients, housing, protection: bull horn acacia and acacia ants
- Fins used to communicate: fish
- Durable nest is predator-proof: Eurasian penduline tit
- Trunk emits infrasonic calls: Asian elephant
- Abrupt flight patterns help evade predators: moths
- Squirting filaments protect from predators: pussmoth caterpillar
- Secondhand weapons protect from predators: sea slug
- Flowers protect from unwanted visitors: mistletoe
- Leaves signal presence of predators: acacia
- Leaves protect from herbivory: Australian stinging tree
- Swarms avoid collisions: locusts
- Leaves deter herbivory: birch trees
- Vision enables stealth communication: jewel scarab beetle
- Larvae ditch threatened hosts: parasitic fly
- Flowers selectively deter insects: acacia
- 'Bombs' distract predators: green bomber worms
- Skin lights up when touched: swimming sea cucumber
- Bioluminescence protects from predation: dinoflagellates
- Light used for camouflage: hatchet fish
- Secretions distract predators: earthworm
- Larvae protected from predators: case-bearing leaf beetles
- Hardened bubbles provide protection: foam-nesting frog
- Light used for camouflage: velvet belly lantern shark
- Compounds repel slugs: Dicranum moss
- Mucus enhances mobility: polychaete worm
- Polymers provide adhesion, protection: microbes
- Spider silk warns birds: orb-web spider
- Compounds deter insect feeding: water smartweed
- Behavior adapts to threats: chestnut-sided oropendola
- Secretion repels mosquitoes: gaur
- Metabolites make wood durable: Bagassa guianensis tree
- Armor protects against predators: threespine stickleback
- Scales provide protection: arapaima
- Ultrasound detection, rapid response evades bats: praying mantis
- Prehensile tail holds tight: seahorse
- Mucous cocoon protects from predators: parrotfish
- Chemical defenses protect from parasites: tobacco
- DNA self-repairs after exposure to ionizing radiation: Bdelloidea
- Composites provide strength: jumbo squid
- Secretions protect from multiple organisms: pleasing fungus beetle
- A non-toxic foam secretion prevents predation: pine spittlebug
- Non-polar compounds facilitate movement of chemicals: Ardistomis schaumii beetle
- Metalloproteinase inhibitors block snake venom enzymes: Virginia opossum
- Secreted chemicals repel and confuse predators: sea hare
- Plant cells transform and sequester selenium compounds: prince's plume mustard
- Nitric oxide synthesis protects against oxidative stress: Bacillus subtilis bacterium
- Skin glands accumulate protective toxins from prey: Eleutherodactylus orientalis
- Chemical sensing of predators determines egg-laying: Culiseta longiareolata mosquito
