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Large,
branched
antlers

7 ECLECTUS PARROTS 9 GOLDEN ORB SPIDERS
Many parrots show color The male golden orb web spider, as
differences between the sexes, with many other spider species, is
but few differ as dramatically as much smaller than the female and
eclectus parrots. Early naturalists at risk of being eaten by her. The
believed they belonged to separate benefit of being so tiny is that the
species. Unusually for parrots, the male can mate with the female, or
female’s red plumage makes her stand Female deer steal her food, without being noticed.
out when feeding among foliage. is smaller than
the male

8 DEER
In summer, male deer grow bony 8
antlers. During the mating season in
the fall, stags use their antlers to attract
females and to fight rival males. In
winter, the antler bones die and the
antlers are shed.

7
Female eclectus
6 parrot is crimson
and blue

Female golden orb
spider approached
from behind by
smaller male

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