the dead mimicry-'playing possum'

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Photo Information
Copyright: Bayram Gocmen (boreocypriensis) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3412 W: 148 N: 4221] (11104)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-05-17
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Edited by: Bayram Gocmen (boreocypriensis) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3412 W: 148 N: 4221] (11104)
Edited Image Upload Date: 2008-06-02 02:39:08
Categories: Amphibians
Camera: Olympus C-5060WZ
Workshop Note
Here is one of the defensive behaviours of a female Taurus Frog which has typically warted soft skin, “the dead mimicry, ie., playing possum” [it is also known as "unken-reflex"].
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