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Butterflies are not only insects that move smoothly through the air on colourful wings,but also masters of disguise. For example, the Viceroy butterfly has evolved to look almost exactly like the Monarch, a poisonous butterfly that predators know how to avoid. Though the Viceroy itself is not poisonous, birds and other predators steer clear, mistaking it for the Monarch. The Buckeye sports ‘eyespots’, target-shaped spots resembling eyes, on the tips of its wings. These often startle their enemies or divert an attack away from their fragile bodies. Predators will aim for an eyespot, believing it to be the head of a Buckeye, but will instead end up with just a wing tip, allowing the Buckeye to escape. Butterflies and their larva form an important part of the food chain and in order to ensure their survival they have adopted various means of camouflage and protection. Other species camouflage themselves cleverly so they cannot be seen; a good example is the leaf butterfly that resembles a dead leaf. Other colourful butterflies advertise the fact that they are poisonous or taste bad to their enemies by their vivid colours. The variety of size, shape and colour of larvae is almost as great as that of the adult butterflies. Butterfly larvae are soft bodied, slow moving creatures, which make them very vulnerable to a wide range of predators. Somebutterfly larvae are covered with noticeable branching spikes that offer very good protection. Others may be coloured green to blend in with the leaves that they are feeding on. The larvae of the Milkweed butterfly are not camouflaged at all and the bright colours serve as a warning signal to predators. These larvae concentrate a poisonous substance in their bodies from their food source, making them unpalatable to their enemiesplease write a summary of the above given passage.​

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