Complex sentence: This means the coloration makes it harder for a predator to distinguish the shape of the camouflaged prey, which explains the continuation of this coloration pattern in larger instars that are too large to be mistaken for bird droppings.
Split into simpler sentences: This means the coloration makes it harder for a predator to distinguish the shape of the camouflaged prey. This explains this continued coloration pattern in larger instars that are too large to be mistaken for bird droppings.