Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 566
naturalists senseof the word, the advantageous resemblancewhich one kind of plant or animal often showsto another. A certain species of plant or ani-mal may possess some means of defense or pro-tection from its enemies Some other species,perhaps not at all related, but inhabiting thesame part of… … butterfly (the Caligo) having spots on its wingsthat, at a distance, look something like the eyesof a big owl that is found in the same country.Many small birds eat butterflies, but no smallbird singly attacks an owl, for the owl wouldget the best of it. These spots are on the rearpair of wings,…
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