Verbal Ability :: Comprehension
Small insects with a soft body like caterpillars, butterflies, earthworm, etc., often fall prey to birds and reptiles. These insects generally lack the means to actively defend themselves, i.e., they don't have jaws, claws, sharp teeth, etc. However, they have evolved other equally effective deterrents. For example, there is a species of caterpillar that lives at an altitude of over 2500 meters in the Himalayas. It uses color to inform the predators that they are not edible. If an inexperienced predator eats the caterpillar, it would probably vomit it soon. So, the predator refrains from attacking this species in the future. Although the caterpillar dies, it benefits the species, i.e., an example of a martyr among caterpillars.
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Predators like birds and reptiles prefer to eat
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Experienced predators do not eat the Himalayan caterpillars as they
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The Himalayan caterpillar uses color to
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The caterpillars easily fall prey to predators like birds and reptiles because they
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As per the passage, the caterpillar who dies is a martyr because
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