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#:
Six
ways
animals
use
fake
eyes
[1]
<>
Hanyoyi
shida
da
dabbobi
ke
amfani
da
ido
na
bogi
[2]
#:
A
fresh
look
at
the
science
of
eyespots
reveals
some
modern
surprises
[3]
<>
N
/
A
[4]
#:
Eyes
can
be
beautiful
.
[5]
<>
Idanuwa
za
su
iya
kasancewa
masu
kyau
.
[6]
#:
Mysterious
.
[7]
<>
Ababan
ban
mamaki
.
[8]
#:
Alluring
.
[9]
<>
Masu
jan
hankali
.
[10]
#:
They
can
also
be
deceptive
,
[11]
<>
Za
kuma
su
iya
kasancewa
masu
yaudara
,
[12]
#:
no
more
so
than
in
the
animal
kingdom
,
[13]
<>
musamman
ma
a
tsakanin
dabbobi
,
[14]
#:
where
a
range
of
species
display
fake
eyes
on
their
bodies
.
[15]
<>
inda
wasu
da
dama
ke
bayyana
ido
na
bogi
a
jikinsu
.
[16]
#:
Such
eyespots
,
[17]
<>
Wurare
masu
kama
da
ido
,
[18]
#:
which
appear
on
fish
,
frogs
,
butterflies
and
birds
and
insects
among
others
,
[19]
<>
wadanda
ake
gani
a
jikin
kifaye
da
kwadi
da
malam
-
buda
-
mana
-
littafi
da
tsuntsaye
da
kwari
da
makamantansu
,
[20]
#:
have
fascinated
natural
historians
for
centuries
,
[21]
<>
sun
dade
suna
daukar
hankalin
masana
tarihi
,
tsawon
daruruwan
shekaru
,
[22]
#:
and
a
fresh
look
at
the
science
of
eyespots
reveals
some
modern
surprises
.
[23]
<>
kuma
wani
sabon
nazari
a
kan
wannan
abu
ya
bayyana
sabbin
abubuwan
ban
mamaki
.
[24]
#:
A
caterpillar
with
a
snake
’
s
stare
[25]
<>
Tsutsa
mai
kama
da
kan
miciji
[26]
#:
Though
it
’
s
clear
that
eyespots
often
deter
predators
,
[27]
<>
Ko
da
yake
an
san
cewa
halittu
kan
yi
amfani
da
irin
wannan
alama
ta
idanu
domin
hana
wasu
kwarin
masu
kai
musu
hari
shammatarsu
,
[28]
#:
it
is
not
so
obvious
why
,
[29]
<>
amma
ba
a
san
me
ya
sa
hakan
ba
,
[30]
#:
and
why
different
designs
have
evolved
.
[31]
<>
kuma
me
ya
sa
ake
da
irin
idanuwan
na
bogi
iri
daban
-
daban
.
[32]
#:
For
a
start
it
remains
unclear
to
what
degree
eyespots
actually
mimic
real
eyes
,
[33]
<>
Da
farko
dai
har
yanzu
ba
a
san
yadda
dabbobin
suke
kwaikwayon
idanuwan
gaskiyar
ba
,
[34]
#:
and
whether
other
animals
see
eyespots
in
the
same
way
as
humans
do
.
[35]
<>
da
kuma
ko
sauran
dabbobi
suna
daukar
wannan
alama
mai
kama
da
ido
kamar
yadda
mutum
yake
ganinta
.
[36]
#:
Plenty
of
species
appear
to
use
eyespots
[37]
<>
Halittu
da
yawa
suna
amfani
da
wannan
alama
ta
ido
[38]
#:
as
a
warning
signal
to
predators
,
[39]
<>
a
matsayin
wani
gargadi
ga
wasu
halittun
da
ke
kai
musu
hari
suna
cinye
su
,
[40]
#:
helping
to
deter
,
prevent
or
delay
their
attacks
.
[41]
<>
su
kare
kansu
daga
gare
su
,
ko
su
jinkirta
harin
.
[42]
#:
That
could
be
due
to
the
unfamiliarity
of
the
shape
to
predators
,
[43]
<>
Wannan
zai
iya
kasancewa
saboda
masu
kai
musu
harin
ba
su
san
siffar
wannan
alama
ba
,
[44]
#:
or
because
eyespots
fool
predators
into
thinking
they
are
staring
at
the
face
of
an
even
bigger
,
more
dangerous
creature
than
themselves
.
[45]
<>
ko
kuma
saboda
masu
kai
harin
suna
ganin
kamar
wata
halitta
ce
suke
kallo
wadda
ta
fi
su
girma
ko
ta
fi
su
hadari
.
[46]
#:
But
few
had
checked
rigorously
-
unbiased
by
our
own
human
perception
of
these
markings
as
“
eyes
” –
[47]
<>
Amma
wasu
masu
binciken
sun
yi
nazari
sosai
ba
tare
da
sanya
ra
'
ayin
yadda
mu
mutane
muke
daukar
wannan
alama
ta
idanu
ba
.
[48]
#:
until
Dr
John
Skelhorn
at
Newcastle
University
,
UK
[49]
<>
Dakta
John
Skelhorn
na
jami
'
ar
Newcastle
ta
Birtaniya
[50]
#:
examined
how
birds
responded
to
a
series
of
fake
caterpillars
with
snake
’
s
eyes
.
[51]
<>
ya
lura
da
yadda
tsuntsaye
suke
yi
a
lokacin
da
tsutsar
da
ake
kira
katafila
(
caterpillar
)
da
Ingilishi
ke
yaudararsu
ta
yin
irin
wannan
alama
ta
idanu
,
inda
take
yi
kamar
idan
miciji
.
[52]
#:
Lots
of
caterpillar
species
sport
eyespots
,
[53]
<>
Nau
'
in
irin
wannan
tsutsa
da
dama
suna
yin
wannan
alama
ta
idanu
,
[54]
#:
so
Dr
Skelhorn
’
s
team
created
plump
,
realistic
caterpillars
from
edible
pastry
,
[55]
<>
saboda
haka
ne
Dakta
Skelhorn
da
abokan
aikinsa
suka
yi
kamar
tsutsar
(
da
kayan
abincin
),
[56]
#:
then
painted
them
with
eyespots
on
different
parts
of
their
body
.
[57]
<>
sannan
suka
yi
mata
fenti
na
irin
wannan
alama
ta
idanu
a
sassa
daban
-
daban
na
jikinta
.
[58]
#:
They
reasoned
that
birds
would
reject
caterpillars
that
sported
eyespots
at
their
fronts
,
where
an
eye
would
normally
be
,
thinking
the
insect
was
actually
a
snake
.
[59]
<>
Suna
ganin
tsuntsaye
za
su
ji
tsoron
kai
hari
kan
tsutsar
da
ke
da
wannan
alama
ta
ido
a
kanta
saboda
za
su
dauka
miciji
ne
.
[60]
#:
But
they
wouldn
’
t
be
deterred
by
caterpillars
with
eyespots
elsewhere
.
[61]
<>
Haka
abin
ya
kasance
,
domin
tsutsar
da
ke
da
wannan
alama
ta
idanu
a
wasu
sassa
na
jikinta
ba
kanta
ba
,
ba
ta
tsoratar
da
tsuntsayen
ba
.
[62]
#:
Their
research
supported
their
hypothesis
;
[63]
<>
Wannan
binciken
ya
tabbatar
da
nazariyyarsu
cewa
,
[64]
#:
birds
were
more
reluctant
to
attack
caterpillars
that
had
eyespots
in
the
right
place
to
mimic
a
snake
’
s
head
.
[65]
<>
tsuntsaye
na
tsoron
kai
hari
kan
tsutsar
da
ke
da
irin
wannan
alama
a
kanta
,
wadda
ke
sa
ta
yi
kama
da
miciji
.
[66]
#:
Butterflies
that
flutter
their
eyes
[67]
<>
Malam
-
buda
-
mana
-
littafi
wanda
ke
kwaikwayon
idonsa
[68]
#:
But
other
studies
have
shown
the
opposite
;
[69]
<>
Sai
dai
wadansu
binciken
da
aka
yi
an
gano
akasi
ko
kishiyar
hakan
,
[70]
#:
that
butterflies
use
eyespots
as
conspicuous
,
[71]
<>
domin
malam
-
buda
-
mana
-
littafi
suna
yin
wannan
alama
ta
ido
,
[72]
#:
disorientating
patterns
that
put
off
predators
,
rather
than
to
mimic
the
eyes
of
other
animals
.
[73]
<>
wadda
ke
fitowa
karara
,
da
wani
zane
na
daman
da
ke
karya
wa
halittun
da
ke
kama
shi
gwiwa
su
kama
shi
maimakon
kwaikwayon
idon
wasu
halittun
.
[74]
#:
Eyespots
are
also
surprisingly
common
on
butterfly
wings
,
for
example
.
[75]
<>
Abin
mamaki
ana
ganin
wannan
alama
ta
ido
sosai
a
jikin
fukafikin
malam
-
buda
-
mana
-
littafi
.
[76]
#:
Yet
they
vary
in
size
and
brightness
,
and
it
was
unclear
why
.
[77]
<>
Kuma
girmansu
daban
-
daban
da
kuma
haskensu
amma
kuma
ba
a
san
me
ya
sa
hakan
ba
.
[78]
#:
To
investigate
,
Dr
Martin
Stevens
at
the
University
of
Exeter
,
UK
[79]
<>
Domin
binciken
wannan
Dakta
Martin
Stevens
a
jami
'
ar
Exeter
ta
Birtaniya
,
[80]
#:
examined
how
birds
actually
see
butterflies
,
[81]
<>
ya
yi
nazari
kan
yadda
tsuntsaye
a
zahiri
suke
ganin
malam
-
buda
-
mana
-
littafi
[82]
#:
which
they
often
like
to
eat
.
[83]
<>
wanda
yawanci
suke
ci
.
[84]
#:
Affixing
fake
butterflies
to
tree
trunks
,
[85]
<>
Domin
sauya
yadda
tsuntsaye
suke
kallon
wannan
alama
,
[86]
#:
Stevens
’
team
presented
wild
woodland
birds
with
spots
of
different
shapes
,
sizes
,
and
contrasts
,
in
order
to
manipulate
the
level
of
eye
-
likeness
.
[87]
<>
ayarin
Dakta
Stevens
ya
lillika
malam
-
buda
-
mana
-
littafi
na
bogi
masu
zane
da
launi
na
alamar
idanuwan
iri
-
iri
daban
-
daban
a
jikin
bishiyoyi
,
[88]
#:
They
predicted
that
if
eye
mimicry
is
important
,
[89]
<>
Masanan
sun
yi
hasashen
cewa
idan
har
kwaikwayon
idanu
abu
ne
mai
muhimmanci
,
[90]
#:
birds
should
be
more
wary
of
spots
with
a
black
centre
[91]
<>
tsuntsaye
za
su
kiyaye
da
duk
wata
alama
da
ke
da
launin
baki
a
tsakiya
[92]
#:
and
white
surround
,
[93]
<>
da
fari
a
kewaye
[94]
#:
compared
with
the
inverse
arrangement
.
[95]
<>
idan
aka
kwatanta
da
yadda
za
su
kalli
alamar
da
ke
da
launin
fari
a
tsakiya
baki
kuma
a
kewaye
.
[96]
#:
They
found
that
the
two
patterns
were
equally
avoided
.
[97]
<>
Masu
binciken
sun
ga
tsuntsayen
sun
kauracewa
dukkanin
alamar
biyu
.
[98]
#:
Retaining
the
size
of
the
colour
pattern
on
the
fake
butterflies
,
[99]
<>
Daga
nan
kuma
sai
masu
binciken
[100]
#:
they
changed
the
shape
from
circular
to
rectangular
,
[101]
<>
suka
sauya
siffar
alamar
idanuwan
daga
kewayayya
zuwa
mai
kama
da
gida
-
gida
[102]
#:
and
again
didn
'
t
find
any
difference
in
birds
’
avoidance
.
[103]
<>
amma
kuma
ba
su
sauya
launin
ba
,
nan
ma
dai
babu
bambanci
kan
yadda
tsuntsayen
suka
kaurace
.
[104]
#:
The
results
suggest
that
it
is
conspicuousness
,
not
necessarily
eye
mimicry
,
that
matters
.
[105]
<>
Nazarin
ya
nuna
cewa
bayyanar
abu
karara
ne
,
ba
lalle
kwaikwayon
alamar
ido
ba
ke
da
muhimmanci
.
[106]
#:
“
We
don
’
t
have
the
complete
picture
yet
,”
says
Stevens
.
[107]
<> '
Amma
duk
da
haka
ba
mu
gano
lamarin
ba
gaba
daya
har
yanzu
,
in
ji
Stevens
[108]
#:
His
experiments
were
with
fake
,
stationary
butterflies
,
[109]
<>
Binciken
nasa
an
yi
shi
ne
da
malam
-
buda
-
mana
-
littafi
na
bogi
,
maras
motsi
[110]
#:
and
the
spots
and
contrast
patterns
were
continuously
visible
.
[111]
<>
kuma
alamar
idon
ana
ta
ganinsu
a
bayyane
.
[112]
#:
The
researcher
says
that
in
nature
,
[113]
<>
Masanin
ya
ce
,
a
yanayi
na
gaske
,
[114]
#:
butterflies
and
moths
often
flash
open
their
wings
to
reveal
their
eyespots
,
[115]
<>
malam
-
buda
-
mana
-
littafi
yawanci
yana
bude
fukafikinsa
ya
nuna
wannan
alama
ta
idanu
,
[116]
#:
“
and
no
one
has
done
an
experiment
yet
doing
these
kind
of
manipulations
with
a
startle
display
,”
he
says
.
[117]
<> '
kuma
kawo
yanzu
ba
wanda
ya
iya
yin
wani
gwaji
na
hakan
,
[118]
#:
But
his
work
thus
far
suggests
that
birds
will
avoid
conspicuous
patterns
when
they
are
bigger
[119]
<>
Amma
nazarinsa
ya
nuna
cewa
tsuntsaye
za
su
guji
wata
alamar
da
ta
bayyana
sosai
da
girma
[120]
#:
and
more
contrasting
,
whereas
shape
doesn
'
t
seem
to
matter
.
[121]
<>
da
kuma
bambanci
da
yawa
amma
kuma
siffar
alamar
ba
abar
damuwa
ba
ce
a
wurin
tsuntsayen
.
[122]
#:
“
Eyespots
have
attracted
a
substantial
amount
of
experimental
work
[123]
<> '
Wannan
alama
ta
ido
ta
jawo
bincike
da
dama
,
[124]
#:
but
there
’
s
still
a
great
deal
left
to
understand
about
them
,
[125]
<>
amma
har
yanzu
akwai
abubuwa
da
yawa
da
ba
a
fahmta
a
kai
ba
,
[126]
#:
and
why
they
’
re
so
diverse
,”
says
Stevens
.
[127]
<>
da
kuma
abin
da
ya
sa
alamr
ke
da
bambanci
da
yawa
tsakanin
dabbobi
ko
halittu
,
in
ji
Stevens
.
[128]
#:
The
frog
with
a
toxic
look
[129]
<>
Kwado
da
wannan
alama
ta
yaudara
[130]
#:
As
well
as
sporting
large
eyes
,
[131]
<>
Bayan
yin
manyan
idanu
,
[132]
#:
some
animals
can
inflate
their
eyespots
,
[133]
<>
wasu
dabbobin
za
su
iya
kumbura
wannan
alama
ta
idanu
,
[134]
#:
in
a
bid
to
stare
down
,
and
intimidate
their
enemies
.
[135]
<>
domin
tsoratarwa
da
kuma
harzuka
abokan
gabarsu
.
[136]
#:
One
frog
that
inhabits
the
savannah
of
Brazil
,
[137]
<>
Wani
kwado
da
ake
samu
a
kasar
Brazil
[138]
#:
called
either
Physalaemus
nattereri
or
Eupemphix
nattereri
,
[139]
<>
wanda
ake
kira
da
Ingilishi
Physaalaemus
nattereri
ko
Eupemphix
nattereri
[140]
#:
has
eye
-
like
markings
just
above
its
hind
legs
.
[141]
<>
yana
da
wani
zane
mai
kama
da
alamar
idanuwa
a
saman
kafafuwansa
na
baya
.
[142]
#:
And
they
appear
to
come
in
useful
when
the
frog
is
attacked
by
birds
,
[143]
<>
Wannan
alama
tana
da
amfani
a
lokacin
da
tsuntsaye
ke
neman
kai
wa
kwadon
hari
[144]
#:
or
the
fearsome
giant
water
bug
,
an
insect
voracious
enough
it
can
eat
adult
amphibians
.
[145]
<>
ko
kuma
wani
kwaron
ruwa
da
ke
iya
cin
kwadon
.
[146]
#:
When
approached
the
frogs
puff
up
their
body
and
raise
their
hind
quarters
to
flaunt
their
large
,
false
‘
black
eyes
.’
[147]
<>
A
duk
lokacin
da
wadannan
dabbobi
suka
tun
kari
kwadon
sai
ya
daga
kafafuwansa
na
baya
ya
bayyana
wannan
ido
na
bogi
.
[148]
#:
But
these
false
eyes
are
only
part
of
the
frog
’
s
defence
strategy
.
[149]
<>
Wannan
ido
na
bogi
wani
bangare
ne
dabarar
fada
na
kwadon
.
[150]
#:
At
the
centre
of
each
false
eye
is
a
black
disc
,
which
contains
a
gland
that
produces
a
toxin
.
[151]
<>
A
tsakiyar
wannan
alama
ta
ido
akwai
wani
bakin
faifai
wanda
yake
dauke
da
guba
.
[152]
#:
The
chemical
is
so
potent
that
a
single
gland
can
produce
enough
to
kill
150
mice
,
[153]
<>
Gubar
na
da
karfi
sosai
ta
yadda
wadda
kofa
daya
da
za
ta
fitar
da
ita
,
za
ta
iya
kashe
beraye
150
,
[154]
#:
and
owls
have
been
known
to
regurgitate
whole
frogs
,
such
is
the
toxin
’
s
power
.
[155]
<>
kuma
an
san
yadda
mujiya
take
amayo
kwado
gaba
dayansa
,
saboda
wannan
guba
.
[156]
#:
So
if
the
glare
of
the
frog
’
s
false
eyes
doesn
’
t
put
off
a
predator
,
their
nasty
taste
might
.
[157]
<>
Saboda
haka
idan
wadannan
idanuwa
na
bogi
ba
su
kori
dabbar
da
za
ta
kawo
wa
kwadon
hari
ba
,
gubar
da
ke
cikinsa
za
ta
iya
.
[158]
#:
Fish
that
misdirect
their
enemies
[159]
<>
Kifin
da
ke
yi
wa
abokan
gabarsa
shashatau
[160]
#:
New
discoveries
[161]
<>
Sabbin
abubuwan
da
aka
gano
[162]
#:
about
why
animals
use
eyespots
aren
’
t
just
limited
to
those
we
can
easily
see
.
[163]
<>
a
kan
abin
da
ya
sa
dabbobi
suke
amfani
da
wannan
alama
ta
ido
ba
sun
tsaya
ba
ne
a
kan
wadanda
za
mu
iya
gani
a
saukake
.
[164]
#:
And
they
also
suggest
that
eyespots
might
not
always
deter
attacks
,
[165]
<>
Kuma
suna
nuna
cewa
idanuwan
na
bogi
ba
kawai
suna
kare
hari
ba
ne
,
[166]
#:
but
intentionally
misdirect
them
.
[167]
<>
suna
ma
iya
yi
wa
abokin
gaba
shashatau
(
su
kauce
su
bi
wani
wurin
).
[168]
#:
Fish
have
a
profusion
of
eyespots
,
[169]
<>
Kifi
yana
amfani
da
wannan
alama
ta
idon
bogi
da
yawa
,
[170]
#:
often
at
the
opposite
end
from
their
real
eyes
.
[171]
<>
yawanci
a
can
karshen
bayan
idanuwansa
na
gaske
.
[172]
#:
Until
recently
,
[173]
<>
Kafin
yanzu
[174]
#:
few
studies
had
investigated
why
eyespots
might
be
beneficial
underwater
.
[175]
<>
bincike
kadan
ne
aka
yi
kan
sanin
amfanin
wannan
alama
ta
ido
a
cikin
ruwa
.
[176]
#:
One
idea
is
that
[177]
<>
Wani
abu
da
aka
gano
shi
ne
[178]
#:
they
divert
predator
attacks
–
[179]
<>
kifayen
suna
amfani
da
wannan
alamun
ido
wajen
karkatar
da
hankalin
wata
dabba
da
za
ta
kawo
musu
hari
,
[180]
#:
either
completely
,
[181]
<>
ko
dai
gaba
daya
[182]
#:
or
by
misdirecting
the
predator
[183]
<>
ko
kuma
karkatar
da
dabbar
[184]
#:
to
a
less
vulnerable
part
of
the
prey
’
s
body
.
[185]
<>
zuwa
wani
sashe
na
jikin
kifin
maras
rauni
.
[186]
#:
Although
proposed
over
a
century
ago
,
[187]
<>
Duk
da
cewa
an
kai
kusan
shekara
dari
da
aka
gano
wannan
bayani
[188]
#:
solid
support
for
the
idea
is
still
scarce
,
and
direct
tests
are
scarcer
still
.
[189]
<>
to
amma
har
yanzu
babu
wata
sheda
mai
karfi
a
kan
hakan
.
[190]
#:
That
momentary
bamboozlement
[191]
<>
Wannan
dan
lokaci
da
kifin
zai
yaudari
dabbar
da
ke
son
kawo
masa
hari
,
[192]
#:
could
give
prey
a
brief
but
valuable
fraction
of
time
to
escape
the
attack
[193]
<>
zai
ba
shi
dama
ya
kauce
wa
hari
wato
ya
tsere
.
[194]
#:
In
2013
,
Dr
Sami
Merilaita
of
Å
bo
Akademi
University
in
Turku
,
Finland
tested
the
idea
using
stickleback
fish
,
a
visual
predator
.
[195]
<>
A
shekara
ta
2013
Dakta
Sami
Merilaita
,
na
jami
'
ar
Abo
Akademi
da
ke
Turku
a
Finland
ya
jarraba
hakan
.
[196]
#:
They
created
fake
prey
,
and
painted
on
eyespots
on
one
side
of
the
prey
'
s
body
,
[197]
<>
Kifayen
suna
kirkirar
wata
alama
ce
ta
kifi
na
bogi
mai
wannan
alama
ta
ido
a
wani
sashe
na
jikin
kifin
na
bogi
,
[198]
#:
leaving
the
other
unaffected
,
[199]
<>
dayan
ya
kasance
ba
abin
da
ya
same
shi
[200]
#:
to
see
how
the
sticklebacks
would
react
.
[201]
<>
domin
ganin
yadda
kifin
zai
mayar
da
martani
.
[202]
#:
The
fish
attacked
the
fake
eyes
more
often
,
the
scientists
found
.
[203]
<>
Masana
sun
gano
cewa
a
yawancin
lokaci
kifin
yana
kai
hari
ne
kan
idon
na
bogi
[204]
#:
The
researchers
suspect
that
the
eyespots
pattern
manipulates
the
predatory
fish
into
attacking
what
it
thinks
is
the
prey
’
s
head
.
[205]
<>
Masanan
suna
ganin
alamar
idon
tana
sa
wanda
ya
kawo
harin
ya
kai
hari
wannan
wuri
da
alamar
idon
na
bogi
take
bisa
tunanin
cewa
ainahin
kan
kifin
yake
kai
harin
.
[206]
#:
If
eyespots
are
confused
with
the
head
region
,
[207]
<>
Idan
alamun
idon
suka
sa
mai
kai
harin
ya
dauka
kan
kifin
da
yake
son
kaiwa
harin
ne
,
[208]
#:
the
predator
might
expect
the
prey
to
escape
in
one
direction
,
[209]
<>
mai
kai
harin
zai
sa
ran
wanda
ya
kaiwa
harin
ya
gudu
ta
hanya
daya
,
[210]
#:
when
in
fact
it
quickly
slips
off
via
the
other
.
[211]
<>
wanda
kuma
a
zahiri
yana
guduwa
ne
ta
daya
hanyar
.
[212]
#:
That
momentary
bamboozlement
[213]
<>
Wannan
yaudara
ta
dan
lokaci
[214]
#:
could
give
prey
“
a
brief
but
valuable
fraction
of
time
to
escape
the
attack
,”
says
Merilaita
.
[215]
<>
za
ta
iya
ba
wa
kifin
da
aka
kai
wa
harin
dama
ta
dan
lokaci
ya
gudu
,
in
ji
Merilaita
.
[216]
#:
The
peacock
spider
’
s
irresistible
display
[217]
<>
Kyakyawar
siffar
gizo
-
gizo
mai
kamannin
dawisu
[218]
#:
Eyespots
aren
’
t
always
designed
to
avoid
being
eaten
.
[219]
<>
Wannan
alama
ta
idanuwan
bogi
ba
kawai
tana
amfani
ba
ne
wajen
kare
hari
,
[220]
#:
Sometimes
they
are
used
for
sex
.
[221]
<>
halittu
suna
amfani
da
ita
wajen
jan
hankali
domin
saduwa
(
jima
'
i
).
[222]
#:
Spiders
have
eyes
;
and
a
lot
of
them
.
[223]
<>
Nau
'
ukan
gizo
-
gizo
suna
da
idanuwa
da
yawa
.
[224]
#:
But
one
spider
also
has
a
series
of
fake
eyes
that
adorn
its
abdomen
.
[225]
<>
Amma
wani
guda
daya
yana
da
wannan
ido
na
bogi
da
yawa
a
sashen
baya
na
jikinsa
.
[226]
#:
Much
like
the
peacock
bird
that
it
’
s
named
after
,
[227]
<>
Kamar
dai
dawisu
da
aka
kwatanta
wannan
gizo
-
gizo
da
shi
saboda
kamannin
launinsa
,
[228]
#:
the
male
Australian
peacock
spider
has
bright
eyespots
[229]
<>
shi
wannan
gizo
-
gizo
da
ake
samu
a
Australiya
yana
da
wadannan
alamu
na
ido
kuma
masu
launi
mai
kyau
,
[230]
#:
that
it
uses
to
attract
a
mate
.
[231]
<>
inda
yake
amfani
da
su
wajen
jan
hankalin
mata
.
[232]
#:
But
it
does
more
than
simply
flash
its
eyespots
in
a
bid
to
impress
.
[233]
<>
Wannan
nau
'
i
na
gizo
-
gizo
ba
kawai
yana
bayyana
wannan
alama
mai
kama
da
idanuwa
ba
ce
wajen
jan
hankalin
mata
kadai
,
[234]
#:
Male
peacock
spiders
create
a
mesmerising
display
that
’
s
part
hip
-
hop
,
part
disco
,
replete
with
irresistible
eyes
,
rhythmic
leg
movements
and
colourful
costumes
.
Entomologist
Jurgen
Otto
has
captured
this
behaviour
up
close
in
a
series
of
exquisite
short
films
.
[235]
<>
yana
da
wata
rawa
da
yake
yi
mai
ban
sha
'
awa
da
birgewa
duka
domin
jan
hankalin
mace
.
[236]
#:
Dr
Madeline
Girard
at
the
University
of
California
,
Berkeley
,
US
and
colleagues
there
and
at
the
University
of
New
South
Wales
in
Sydney
,
Australia
,
investigated
this
elaborate
courtship
by
observing
wild
-
caught
spiders
displaying
in
the
lab
.
[237]
<>
Dakta
Madeline
Girard
ta
jami
'
ar
Berkeley
a
Amurka
da
abokan
aikinta
a
jami
'
ar
New
South
Wales
a
Sydney
da
ke
Australiya
sun
yi
nazari
kan
wannan
kwarkwasa
a
dakin
binciken
kimiyya
.
[238]
#:
Male
peacock
spiders
spend
up
to
50
minutes
courting
females
,
unveiling
a
host
of
-
a
rehearsal
for
real
sex
.
[239]
<>
Wannan
nau
'
i
na
gizo
-
gizo
ya
kan
dauki
kusan
minti
50
yana
kwarkwasar
jan
hankalin
mace
,
da
salo
iri
-
iri
kafin
su
ki
ga
saduwa
.
[240]
#:
“
What
amazes
people
is
that
they
don
'
t
expect
this
kind
of
sophisticated
communication
in
such
small
creatures
,”
says
Hill
.
[241]
<> '
Abin
da
ke
ban
mamaki
shi
ne
mutane
ba
sa
tsammanin
ganin
irin
wannan
rawa
da
kwarkwasa
a
tsakanin
wannan
'
yar
karamar
halitta
,
in
ji
Dakta
David
E
.
Hill
[242]
#:
editor
of
Peckhamia
,
a
journal
about
jumping
spiders
.
[243]
<>
editan
mujallar
Peckhamia
,
ta
bayanan
irin
wannan
nau
'
i
na
gizo
-
gizo
.
[244]
#:
We
can
’
t
mention
the
peacock
spider
without
referencing
the
peacock
itself
,
perhaps
the
most
well
-
known
animal
to
use
eyespots
.
And
like
the
peacock
spider
,
the
peacock
also
uses
its
fake
eyes
for
sex
.
[245]
<>
Ba
za
mu
iya
maganar
wannan
gizo
-
gizo
da
ake
kamantawa
da
dawisu
ba
,
ba
tare
da
ambatar
shi
kansa
dawisun
ba
,
dabbar
da
ake
ganin
ita
ce
ta
fi
amfani
da
wannan
alama
ta
ido
na
bogi
.
[246]
#:
“
Peacocks
are
the
poster
boy
of
sexual
selection
,”
[247]
<>
Haka
shi
ma
dawisun
kamar
wannan
gizo
-
gizo
yana
amfani
da
wannan
halitta
wajen
jawo
hankalin
mace
domin
saduwa
.
[248]
#:
Peacocks
have
more
than
150
feathers
,
each
sporting
an
iridescent
eye
-
like
pattern
towards
the
tip
.
[249]
<>
Dawisu
yana
da
sama
da
gashi
150
wanda
kowanne
kuma
yana
da
irin
wannan
alama
ta
ido
mai
daukar
hankali
da
ban
sha
'
awa
.
[250]
#:
The
researchers
observed
34
displaying
males
.
[251]
<>
Masana
sun
yi
nazari
kan
mazaje
34
da
ke
neman
mace
,
[252]
#:
Determining
each
male
’
s
mating
success
,
they
probed
what
aspects
of
eyes
turned
females
on
.
[253]
<>
inda
suka
duba
damar
da
kowanne
yake
da
ita
ta
nasarar
shawo
kan
matar
ta
amince
da
shi
,
inda
suka
duba
abin
da
ke
daukar
hankali
mace
a
wannan
alama
da
ke
gashin
nasa
har
ta
yarda
da
shi
.
[254]
#:
Peahens
,
they
discovered
,
were
partial
to
a
particular
portion
of
each
eyespot
-
the
blue
-
green
patches
that
form
the
second
ring
out
from
the
central
purple
black
region
.
When
males
had
up
to
170
of
their
eyespots
covered
up
by
black
or
white
stickers
,
their
success
with
the
peahens
declined
to
almost
zero
.
[255]
<>
Binciken
ya
nuna
idan
wannan
alamar
ido
ta
jikin
gashin
na
dawisu
(
namiji
)
har
kusan
170
ta
kasance
tana
da
rodi
-
rodin
launin
baki
ko
fari
,
farin
jinin
namiji
a
wurin
mace
ba
shi
da
yawa
sosai
.
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Contents
1
#:
Six ways animals use fake eyes [1] <> Hanyoyi shida da dabbobi ke amfani da ido na bogi [2]
2
#:
A fresh look at the science of eyespots reveals some modern surprises [3] <> N/A [4]
3
#:
Eyes can be beautiful. [5] <> Idanuwa za su iya kasancewa masu kyau. [6]
4
#:
Mysterious. [7] <> Ababan ban mamaki. [8]
5
#:
Alluring. [9] <> Masu jan hankali. [10]
6
#:
They can also be deceptive, [11] <> Za kuma su iya kasancewa masu yaudara, [12]
7
#:
no more so than in the animal kingdom, [13] <> musamman ma a tsakanin dabbobi, [14]
8
#:
where a range of species display fake eyes on their bodies. [15] <> inda wasu da dama ke bayyana ido na bogi a jikinsu. [16]
9
#:
Such eyespots, [17] <> Wurare masu kama da ido, [18]
10
#:
which appear on fish, frogs, butterflies and birds and insects among others, [19] <> wadanda ake gani a jikin kifaye da kwadi da malam-buda-mana-littafi da tsuntsaye da kwari da makamantansu, [20]
11
#:
have fascinated natural historians for centuries, [21] <> sun dade suna daukar hankalin masana tarihi, tsawon daruruwan shekaru, [22]
12
#:
and a fresh look at the science of eyespots reveals some modern surprises. [23] <> kuma wani sabon nazari a kan wannan abu ya bayyana sabbin abubuwan ban mamaki. [24]
13
#:
A caterpillar with a snake’s stare [25] <> Tsutsa mai kama da kan miciji [26]
14
#:
Though it’s clear that eyespots often deter predators, [27] <> Ko da yake an san cewa halittu kan yi amfani da irin wannan alama ta idanu domin hana wasu kwarin masu kai musu hari shammatarsu, [28]
15
#:
it is not so obvious why, [29] <> amma ba a san me ya sa hakan ba, [30]
16
#:
and why different designs have evolved. [31] <> kuma me ya sa ake da irin idanuwan na bogi iri daban-daban. [32]
17
#:
For a start it remains unclear to what degree eyespots actually mimic real eyes, [33] <> Da farko dai har yanzu ba a san yadda dabbobin suke kwaikwayon idanuwan gaskiyar ba, [34]
18
#:
and whether other animals see eyespots in the same way as humans do. [35] <> da kuma ko sauran dabbobi suna daukar wannan alama mai kama da ido kamar yadda mutum yake ganinta. [36]
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as a warning signal to predators, [39] <> a matsayin wani gargadi ga wasu halittun da ke kai musu hari suna cinye su, [40]
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helping to deter, prevent or delay their attacks. [41] <> su kare kansu daga gare su, ko su jinkirta harin. [42]
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That could be due to the unfamiliarity of the shape to predators, [43] <> Wannan zai iya kasancewa saboda masu kai musu harin ba su san siffar wannan alama ba, [44]
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or because eyespots fool predators into thinking they are staring at the face of an even bigger, more dangerous creature than themselves. [45] <> ko kuma saboda masu kai harin suna ganin kamar wata halitta ce suke kallo wadda ta fi su girma ko ta fi su hadari. [46]
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But few had checked rigorously - unbiased by our own human perception of these markings as “eyes” – [47] <> Amma wasu masu binciken sun yi nazari sosai ba tare da sanya ra'ayin yadda mu mutane muke daukar wannan alama ta idanu ba. [48]
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until Dr John Skelhorn at Newcastle University, UK [49] <> Dakta John Skelhorn na jami'ar Newcastle ta Birtaniya [50]
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examined how birds responded to a series of fake caterpillars with snake’s eyes. [51] <> ya lura da yadda tsuntsaye suke yi a lokacin da tsutsar da ake kira katafila (caterpillar) da Ingilishi ke yaudararsu ta yin irin wannan alama ta idanu, inda take yi kamar idan miciji. [52]
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Lots of caterpillar species sport eyespots, [53] <> Nau'in irin wannan tsutsa da dama suna yin wannan alama ta idanu, [54]
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so Dr Skelhorn’s team created plump, realistic caterpillars from edible pastry, [55] <> saboda haka ne Dakta Skelhorn da abokan aikinsa suka yi kamar tsutsar (da kayan abincin), [56]
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then painted them with eyespots on different parts of their body. [57] <> sannan suka yi mata fenti na irin wannan alama ta idanu a sassa daban-daban na jikinta. [58]
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They reasoned that birds would reject caterpillars that sported eyespots at their fronts, where an eye would normally be, thinking the insect was actually a snake. [59] <> Suna ganin tsuntsaye za su ji tsoron kai hari kan tsutsar da ke da wannan alama ta ido a kanta saboda za su dauka miciji ne. [60]
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But they wouldn’t be deterred by caterpillars with eyespots elsewhere. [61] <> Haka abin ya kasance, domin tsutsar da ke da wannan alama ta idanu a wasu sassa na jikinta ba kanta ba, ba ta tsoratar da tsuntsayen ba. [62]
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Their research supported their hypothesis; [63] <> Wannan binciken ya tabbatar da nazariyyarsu cewa, [64]
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birds were more reluctant to attack caterpillars that had eyespots in the right place to mimic a snake’s head. [65] <> tsuntsaye na tsoron kai hari kan tsutsar da ke da irin wannan alama a kanta, wadda ke sa ta yi kama da miciji. [66]
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Butterflies that flutter their eyes [67] <> Malam-buda-mana-littafi wanda ke kwaikwayon idonsa [68]
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But other studies have shown the opposite; [69] <> Sai dai wadansu binciken da aka yi an gano akasi ko kishiyar hakan, [70]
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that butterflies use eyespots as conspicuous, [71] <> domin malam-buda-mana-littafi suna yin wannan alama ta ido, [72]
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disorientating patterns that put off predators, rather than to mimic the eyes of other animals. [73] <> wadda ke fitowa karara, da wani zane na daman da ke karya wa halittun da ke kama shi gwiwa su kama shi maimakon kwaikwayon idon wasu halittun. [74]
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Eyespots are also surprisingly common on butterfly wings, for example. [75] <> Abin mamaki ana ganin wannan alama ta ido sosai a jikin fukafikin malam-buda-mana-littafi. [76]
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Yet they vary in size and brightness, and it was unclear why. [77] <> Kuma girmansu daban-daban da kuma haskensu amma kuma ba a san me ya sa hakan ba. [78]
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To investigate, Dr Martin Stevens at the University of Exeter, UK [79] <> Domin binciken wannan Dakta Martin Stevens a jami'ar Exeter ta Birtaniya, [80]
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examined how birds actually see butterflies, [81] <> ya yi nazari kan yadda tsuntsaye a zahiri suke ganin malam-buda-mana-littafi [82]
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which they often like to eat. [83] <> wanda yawanci suke ci. [84]
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Affixing fake butterflies to tree trunks, [85] <> Domin sauya yadda tsuntsaye suke kallon wannan alama, [86]
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Stevens’ team presented wild woodland birds with spots of different shapes, sizes, and contrasts, in order to manipulate the level of eye-likeness. [87] <> ayarin Dakta Stevens ya lillika malam-buda-mana-littafi na bogi masu zane da launi na alamar idanuwan iri-iri daban-daban a jikin bishiyoyi, [88]
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They predicted that if eye mimicry is important, [89] <> Masanan sun yi hasashen cewa idan har kwaikwayon idanu abu ne mai muhimmanci, [90]
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birds should be more wary of spots with a black centre [91] <> tsuntsaye za su kiyaye da duk wata alama da ke da launin baki a tsakiya [92]
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and white surround, [93] <> da fari a kewaye [94]
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compared with the inverse arrangement. [95] <> idan aka kwatanta da yadda za su kalli alamar da ke da launin fari a tsakiya baki kuma a kewaye. [96]
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They found that the two patterns were equally avoided. [97] <> Masu binciken sun ga tsuntsayen sun kauracewa dukkanin alamar biyu. [98]
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Retaining the size of the colour pattern on the fake butterflies, [99] <> Daga nan kuma sai masu binciken [100]
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they changed the shape from circular to rectangular, [101] <> suka sauya siffar alamar idanuwan daga kewayayya zuwa mai kama da gida-gida [102]
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and again didn't find any difference in birds’ avoidance. [103] <> amma kuma ba su sauya launin ba, nan ma dai babu bambanci kan yadda tsuntsayen suka kaurace. [104]
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The results suggest that it is conspicuousness, not necessarily eye mimicry, that matters. [105] <> Nazarin ya nuna cewa bayyanar abu karara ne, ba lalle kwaikwayon alamar ido ba ke da muhimmanci. [106]
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“We don’t have the complete picture yet,” says Stevens. [107] <> 'Amma duk da haka ba mu gano lamarin ba gaba daya har yanzu,
in ji Stevens [108]
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His experiments were with fake, stationary butterflies, [109] <> Binciken nasa an yi shi ne da malam-buda-mana-littafi na bogi, maras motsi [110]
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and the spots and contrast patterns were continuously visible. [111] <> kuma alamar idon ana ta ganinsu a bayyane. [112]
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The researcher says that in nature, [113] <> Masanin ya ce, a yanayi na gaske, [114]
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butterflies and moths often flash open their wings to reveal their eyespots, [115] <> malam-buda-mana-littafi yawanci yana bude fukafikinsa ya nuna wannan alama ta idanu, [116]
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“and no one has done an experiment yet doing these kind of manipulations with a startle display,” he says. [117] <> 'kuma kawo yanzu ba wanda ya iya yin wani gwaji na hakan,
[118]
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But his work thus far suggests that birds will avoid conspicuous patterns when they are bigger [119] <> Amma nazarinsa ya nuna cewa tsuntsaye za su guji wata alamar da ta bayyana sosai da girma [120]
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and more contrasting, whereas shape doesn't seem to matter. [121] <> da kuma bambanci da yawa amma kuma siffar alamar ba abar damuwa ba ce a wurin tsuntsayen. [122]
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“Eyespots have attracted a substantial amount of experimental work [123] <> 'Wannan alama ta ido ta jawo bincike da dama, [124]
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but there’s still a great deal left to understand about them, [125] <> amma har yanzu akwai abubuwa da yawa da ba a fahmta a kai ba, [126]
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and why they’re so diverse,” says Stevens. [127] <> da kuma abin da ya sa alamr ke da bambanci da yawa tsakanin dabbobi ko halittu,
in ji Stevens. [128]
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The frog with a toxic look [129] <> Kwado da wannan alama ta yaudara [130]
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As well as sporting large eyes, [131] <> Bayan yin manyan idanu, [132]
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some animals can inflate their eyespots, [133] <> wasu dabbobin za su iya kumbura wannan alama ta idanu, [134]
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in a bid to stare down, and intimidate their enemies. [135] <> domin tsoratarwa da kuma harzuka abokan gabarsu. [136]
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One frog that inhabits the savannah of Brazil, [137] <> Wani kwado da ake samu a kasar Brazil [138]
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called either Physalaemus nattereri or Eupemphix nattereri, [139] <> wanda ake kira da Ingilishi Physaalaemus nattereri ko Eupemphix nattereri [140]
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has eye-like markings just above its hind legs. [141] <> yana da wani zane mai kama da alamar idanuwa a saman kafafuwansa na baya. [142]
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And they appear to come in useful when the frog is attacked by birds, [143] <> Wannan alama tana da amfani a lokacin da tsuntsaye ke neman kai wa kwadon hari [144]
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or the fearsome giant water bug, an insect voracious enough it can eat adult amphibians. [145] <> ko kuma wani kwaron ruwa da ke iya cin kwadon. [146]
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When approached the frogs puff up their body and raise their hind quarters to flaunt their large, false ‘black eyes.’ [147] <> A duk lokacin da wadannan dabbobi suka tun kari kwadon sai ya daga kafafuwansa na baya ya bayyana wannan ido na bogi. [148]
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But these false eyes are only part of the frog’s defence strategy. [149] <> Wannan ido na bogi wani bangare ne dabarar fada na kwadon. [150]
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At the centre of each false eye is a black disc, which contains a gland that produces a toxin. [151] <> A tsakiyar wannan alama ta ido akwai wani bakin faifai wanda yake dauke da guba. [152]
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The chemical is so potent that a single gland can produce enough to kill 150 mice, [153] <> Gubar na da karfi sosai ta yadda wadda kofa daya da za ta fitar da ita, za ta iya kashe beraye 150, [154]
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and owls have been known to regurgitate whole frogs, such is the toxin’s power. [155] <> kuma an san yadda mujiya take amayo kwado gaba dayansa, saboda wannan guba. [156]
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So if the glare of the frog’s false eyes doesn’t put off a predator, their nasty taste might. [157] <> Saboda haka idan wadannan idanuwa na bogi ba su kori dabbar da za ta kawo wa kwadon hari ba, gubar da ke cikinsa za ta iya. [158]
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Fish that misdirect their enemies [159] <> Kifin da ke yi wa abokan gabarsa shashatau [160]
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New discoveries [161] <> Sabbin abubuwan da aka gano [162]
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about why animals use eyespots aren’t just limited to those we can easily see. [163] <> a kan abin da ya sa dabbobi suke amfani da wannan alama ta ido ba sun tsaya ba ne a kan wadanda za mu iya gani a saukake. [164]
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And they also suggest that eyespots might not always deter attacks, [165] <> Kuma suna nuna cewa idanuwan na bogi ba kawai suna kare hari ba ne, [166]
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but intentionally misdirect them. [167] <> suna ma iya yi wa abokin gaba shashatau ( su kauce su bi wani wurin). [168]
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Fish have a profusion of eyespots, [169] <> Kifi yana amfani da wannan alama ta idon bogi da yawa, [170]
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often at the opposite end from their real eyes. [171] <> yawanci a can karshen bayan idanuwansa na gaske. [172]
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Until recently, [173] <> Kafin yanzu [174]
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few studies had investigated why eyespots might be beneficial underwater. [175] <> bincike kadan ne aka yi kan sanin amfanin wannan alama ta ido a cikin ruwa. [176]
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One idea is that [177] <> Wani abu da aka gano shi ne [178]
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they divert predator attacks – [179] <> kifayen suna amfani da wannan alamun ido wajen karkatar da hankalin wata dabba da za ta kawo musu hari, [180]
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either completely, [181] <> ko dai gaba daya [182]
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or by misdirecting the predator [183] <> ko kuma karkatar da dabbar [184]
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to a less vulnerable part of the prey’s body. [185] <> zuwa wani sashe na jikin kifin maras rauni. [186]
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Although proposed over a century ago, [187] <> Duk da cewa an kai kusan shekara dari da aka gano wannan bayani [188]
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solid support for the idea is still scarce, and direct tests are scarcer still. [189] <> to amma har yanzu babu wata sheda mai karfi a kan hakan. [190]
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That momentary bamboozlement [191] <> Wannan dan lokaci da kifin zai yaudari dabbar da ke son kawo masa hari, [192]
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could give prey a brief but valuable fraction of time to escape the attack [193] <> zai ba shi dama ya kauce wa hari wato ya tsere. [194]
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In 2013, Dr Sami Merilaita of Åbo Akademi University in Turku, Finland tested the idea using stickleback fish, a visual predator. [195] <> A shekara ta 2013 Dakta Sami Merilaita, na jami'ar Abo Akademi da ke Turku a Finland ya jarraba hakan. [196]
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They created fake prey, and painted on eyespots on one side of the prey's body, [197] <> Kifayen suna kirkirar wata alama ce ta kifi na bogi mai wannan alama ta ido a wani sashe na jikin kifin na bogi, [198]
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leaving the other unaffected, [199] <> dayan ya kasance ba abin da ya same shi [200]
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to see how the sticklebacks would react. [201] <> domin ganin yadda kifin zai mayar da martani. [202]
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The fish attacked the fake eyes more often, the scientists found. [203] <> Masana sun gano cewa a yawancin lokaci kifin yana kai hari ne kan idon na bogi [204]
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The researchers suspect that the eyespots pattern manipulates the predatory fish into attacking what it thinks is the prey’s head. [205] <> Masanan suna ganin alamar idon tana sa wanda ya kawo harin ya kai hari wannan wuri da alamar idon na bogi take bisa tunanin cewa ainahin kan kifin yake kai harin. [206]
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If eyespots are confused with the head region, [207] <> Idan alamun idon suka sa mai kai harin ya dauka kan kifin da yake son kaiwa harin ne, [208]
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the predator might expect the prey to escape in one direction, [209] <> mai kai harin zai sa ran wanda ya kaiwa harin ya gudu ta hanya daya, [210]
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when in fact it quickly slips off via the other. [211] <> wanda kuma a zahiri yana guduwa ne ta daya hanyar . [212]
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That momentary bamboozlement [213] <> Wannan yaudara ta dan lokaci [214]
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could give prey “a brief but valuable fraction of time to escape the attack,” says Merilaita. [215] <> za ta iya ba wa kifin da aka kai wa harin dama ta dan lokaci ya gudu, in ji Merilaita. [216]
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The peacock spider’s irresistible display [217] <> Kyakyawar siffar gizo-gizo mai kamannin dawisu [218]
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Eyespots aren’t always designed to avoid being eaten. [219] <> Wannan alama ta idanuwan bogi ba kawai tana amfani ba ne wajen kare hari, [220]
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Sometimes they are used for sex. [221] <> halittu suna amfani da ita wajen jan hankali domin saduwa (jima'i). [222]
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Spiders have eyes; and a lot of them. [223] <> Nau'ukan gizo-gizo suna da idanuwa da yawa. [224]
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But one spider also has a series of fake eyes that adorn its abdomen. [225] <> Amma wani guda daya yana da wannan ido na bogi da yawa a sashen baya na jikinsa. [226]
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Much like the peacock bird that it’s named after, [227] <> Kamar dai dawisu da aka kwatanta wannan gizo-gizo da shi saboda kamannin launinsa, [228]
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the male Australian peacock spider has bright eyespots [229] <> shi wannan gizo-gizo da ake samu a Australiya yana da wadannan alamu na ido kuma masu launi mai kyau, [230]
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that it uses to attract a mate. [231] <> inda yake amfani da su wajen jan hankalin mata. [232]
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But it does more than simply flash its eyespots in a bid to impress. [233] <> Wannan nau'i na gizo-gizo ba kawai yana bayyana wannan alama mai kama da idanuwa ba ce wajen jan hankalin mata kadai, [234]
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Male peacock spiders create a mesmerising display that’s part hip-hop, part disco, replete with irresistible eyes, rhythmic leg movements and colourful costumes. Entomologist Jurgen Otto has captured this behaviour up close in a series of exquisite short films. [235] <> yana da wata rawa da yake yi mai ban sha'awa da birgewa duka domin jan hankalin mace. [236]
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Dr Madeline Girard at the University of California, Berkeley, US and colleagues there and at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, investigated this elaborate courtship by observing wild-caught spiders displaying in the lab. [237] <> Dakta Madeline Girard ta jami'ar Berkeley a Amurka da abokan aikinta a jami'ar New South Wales a Sydney da ke Australiya sun yi nazari kan wannan kwarkwasa a dakin binciken kimiyya. [238]
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Male peacock spiders spend up to 50 minutes courting females, unveiling a host of - a rehearsal for real sex. [239] <> Wannan nau'i na gizo-gizo ya kan dauki kusan minti 50 yana kwarkwasar jan hankalin mace, da salo iri-iri kafin su ki ga saduwa. [240]
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“What amazes people is that they don't expect this kind of sophisticated communication in such small creatures,” says Hill. [241] <> 'Abin da ke ban mamaki shi ne mutane ba sa tsammanin ganin irin wannan rawa da kwarkwasa a tsakanin wannan 'yar karamar halitta,
in ji Dakta David E. Hill [242]
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editor of Peckhamia, a journal about jumping spiders. [243] <> editan mujallar Peckhamia, ta bayanan irin wannan nau'i na gizo-gizo. [244]
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We can’t mention the peacock spider without referencing the peacock itself, perhaps the most well-known animal to use eyespots. And like the peacock spider, the peacock also uses its fake eyes for sex. [245] <> Ba za mu iya maganar wannan gizo-gizo da ake kamantawa da dawisu ba, ba tare da ambatar shi kansa dawisun ba, dabbar da ake ganin ita ce ta fi amfani da wannan alama ta ido na bogi . [246]
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“Peacocks are the poster boy of sexual selection,” [247] <> Haka shi ma dawisun kamar wannan gizo-gizo yana amfani da wannan halitta wajen jawo hankalin mace domin saduwa. [248]
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Peacocks have more than 150 feathers, each sporting an iridescent eye-like pattern towards the tip. [249] <> Dawisu yana da sama da gashi 150 wanda kowanne kuma yana da irin wannan alama ta ido mai daukar hankali da ban sha'awa. [250]
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The researchers observed 34 displaying males. [251] <> Masana sun yi nazari kan mazaje 34 da ke neman mace, [252]
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Determining each male’s mating success, they probed what aspects of eyes turned females on. [253] <> inda suka duba damar da kowanne yake da ita ta nasarar shawo kan matar ta amince da shi, inda suka duba abin da ke daukar hankali mace a wannan alama da ke gashin nasa har ta yarda da shi. [254]
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Peahens, they discovered, were partial to a particular portion of each eyespot - the blue-green patches that form the second ring out from the central purple black region. When males had up to 170 of their eyespots covered up by black or white stickers, their success with the peahens declined to almost zero. [255] <> Binciken ya nuna idan wannan alamar ido ta jikin gashin na dawisu (namiji) har kusan 170 ta kasance tana da rodi-rodin launin baki ko fari, farin jinin namiji a wurin mace ba shi da yawa sosai. [256]