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← Nature & AnimalsWhich outcome occurs when a cryptic praying mantis inhabits regions experiencing deforestation?
A)Increased conspicuousness to visual predators✓
B)Enhanced mimicry of background detritus
C)Reduced intraspecific competition likelihood
D)Greater attraction to potential prey
💡 Explanation
Increased conspicuousness occurs because deforestation alters background color, thus disrupting the camouflage mechanism crucial for the mantis's survival; therefore, predation increases, rather than mimicry becoming more effective which requires specific backgrounds.
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