Cryptic species:

a) must obtain their nutrients from parasitizing other species.
b) eat plant material.
c) blend into their surroundings.
d) play dead when threatened.
e) have a distinctive appearance, odor, or behavior that indicates that they are unpalatable.


Ans: c) blend into their surroundings.

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