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Sometimes, when an animal comes in contact with a predator, its last ditch effort to survive is to lay down completely still or “play dead.” But what happens later? Scientifically referred to as post-contact immobility, the steps that some animals take after playing dead appear to be very individualized and random…
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Antlion larvae can ‘play dead’ for more than an hour–then, things get random
Laura Baisas
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Sometimes, when an animal comes in contact with a predator, its last ditch effort to survive is to lay down completely still or “play dead.” But what happens later? Scientifically referred to as post-contact immobility, the steps that some animals take after playing dead appear to be very individualized and random…
