# Can animals be deceptive?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Eldridge Adams
- Year: 2018
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/eldridge_adams_can_animals_be_deceptive)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

A male firefly emits a series of enticing flashes. He hopes a female will respond and mate with him. A female from a different species mimics his patterns: by tricking the male, she lures him in -- and turns him into a meal. Where else do we see this kind of trickery in the animal kingdom? Eldridge Adams details the surprising complexity of how animals manipulate predators, prey and their rivals. \[Directed by The Duke and the Duck, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Matt Erlichman, Flagship Studios\].

## Lectures

1. [Can animals be deceptive?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/eldridge_adams_can_animals_be_deceptive/8661a3c0c69d), 5 min (TED's player)