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One butterfly at least can hiss. The butterfly peacock overwintersas an adult, increasing its chances of encounters with predators. It relies on camouflage to survive, the drab, darkened undersides of its scalloped wings likening it to a dead leaf.<\/p>\n
If the masquerade fails, the peacock will revert to intimidation tactics, opening its wings in an explosion of hues. Included in the display are four large eyespots, which give the impression of a large bird and have been shown to deter insect-eaters such as blue tits.<\/p>\n
But the peacock doesn\u2019t stop there. Angling itself towards its attacker, it flicks its wings, producing a series of rasps and clicks as the veins rub together. This \u2018hiss defence\u2019 is so effective that it makes even mice retreat. Such a diverse array of anti-predation techniques gives the peacock a decent chance of surviving the winter.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> <\/section> \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n By Laurie Jackson Published: Monday, 16 January 2023 at 12:00 am One butterfly at least can hiss. The butterfly peacock overwintersas an adult, increasing its chances of encounters with predators. It relies on camouflage to survive, the drab, darkened undersides of its scalloped wings likening it to a dead leaf. If the masquerade fails, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":24174,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":{"readingTimeMinutes":"< 1"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/can-butterflies-can-hiss-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/can-butterflies-can-hiss-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/can-butterflies-can-hiss-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/can-butterflies-can-hiss-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/can-butterflies-can-hiss-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/can-butterflies-can-hiss-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/01\/can-butterflies-can-hiss-2048x1366.jpg",2048,1366,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Laurie Jackson Published: Monday, 16 January 2023 at 12:00 am One butterfly at least can hiss. The butterfly peacock overwintersas an adult, increasing its chances of encounters with predators. It relies on camouflage to survive, the drab, darkened undersides of its scalloped wings likening it to a dead leaf. If the masquerade fails, the…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/24173"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcwildlife\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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