Many males of an Australian crayfish species consistently fake their way through macho confrontations, a new analysis of rivalries indicates, even though evolutionary theory says that such bluffing should be rare.
SMACKDOWN? Two male slender crayfish of Australia resort to actual wrestling only when they’re about the same size. Often, the smaller one simply flees.
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