t develop adefense tactic. The following are just a few of Mother Natures tricks:The coloring of some animals acts as protection from their predators. Insects playsome of the best hide-and-go-seek in the forest. The walking stick is one such insect; itblends in so well with the palm tree it calls its home that no one would notice unless itsmoved. Some butterflies, when they close their wings, look exactly like leaves.Camouflage can howeverhelp predators, such as boa constrictors, sneak up onunsuspecting animals and surprise them.The tree-toed sloth is born with brown fur, but you would never know this bylooking at it. The green algae that makes its home in the sloths fur helps it to blend in withthe tops of the trees, the canopy, where it makes its home. But even green algae isn't theonly thing living in a sloths fur; it is literally bugged with a variety of insects. 978beetles were once found living on one sloth. The sloth has other clever adaptations.Known for its snail-like pace, it is one of the slowest moving animals on earth. It is soslow that it often takes up to a month to digest its food. Being make a good meal forjaguars and other predators, most do not notice the sloth as it hangs in the trees, high upin the canopy (Enclyclopedia Bitannica).Other animals dont want to let their presence to the whole forest. Armed withdangerous poisons used in life threatening situations, their bright colors warn predators tostay away. This allows them to survive everyday emergency situations. The coral snake ofthe Amazon, with its brilliant red, yellow, and black coloring, is recognized as one of themost beautiful snakes in the world, but it is just as deadly as it is beautiful. The coralsnakes deadly poison can kill in seconds. Other animals know to stay away from it. Thepoison arrow frog also stands out with its brightly colored skin. It's skin produces someof the strongest natural poison in the world, which indigenous people often use f...
