Flag-Footed Bug and Passionflower

　　A bird zeroing in on a flag-footed bug perched on a passionflower might see the flutter of red "flags"—the insect's attempt to divert the hunter's bite to nonessential limbs, away from its vital core.

　　Anisocelis flavolineata (insect); Passiflora sp. (flower)

　　See more photographs from the August 2009 feature story "The Art of Deception."

　　摄影者：Christian Ziegler

　　旗足虫和西番莲

　　一只旗足虫栖息在一朵西番莲花上，紧盯着它的一只鸟儿可能看到了它飘扬的“红色旗帜”——该类昆虫试图借此使得其天敌在攻击时远离其要害之处，而咬它不致命的四肢。

　　更多的图片请查阅2009年8月号《伪装的艺术》。