.黃印通、林淑英-最佳易容術
( The Master of Disguise)

擬態是生物演化最具戲劇性的生存本能，不管是覓食或是防衛，都能派上用場。「三突花蛛」即是其中的佼佼者。牠們能配合環境改變自身體色，且體色多變，黃、褐、白、綠等色皆有。不結網，靠著擬態能輕易騙到獵物。圖中「三突花蛛」使身體成為植物一部分，在我眼裡，是完美的擬態。

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Whether it’s foraging for food or used as a defense mechanism, mimicry has potentially become the most useful tool in the act of survival. The Ebrechtella tricuspidatus spider is a spider especially known for mimicry. It blends into its environment by changing its colors into yellow, hazel, white, green and other shades.  As they do not weave webs, they catch prey by disguising themselves. This photographed spider, which has used parts of its body to blend in and become a part of the plant, is in my opinion the perfect disguise.

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