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of mass. Perhaps counterintuitively, this predator divertive behaviour allows guppies to rapidly pivot out of the way as predators lunge where the guppies' head was; this "matador-like" anti-predator behaviour was first described in guppies but may be found in other animal species with bright, attention-grabbing colouration located on vital organs, such as epaulette sharks.

Parasites

Guppies are also host to a range of parasites and one of these, the flatworm Gyrodactylus turnbulli,

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