BIOL 1902 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ruffed Grouse, Papilio Cresphontes, Sphingidae
13 Oct 2018
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A grouse is an animal that is speckled. A brown creeper is an example of dappled pattern. Disruptive patterns: pattern that break up the body shape of an animal. These include chinstraps, breast bands and eye stripes. Examples of disruptive patterns include canada geese, killdeer, and songbirds. Coincident disruptive patterning: when various pattern on the body match when placed together. A leopard frog is an example of this. Masquerade/ mimicry: (cid:449)he(cid:374) a(cid:374) a(cid:374)i(cid:373)al looks like so(cid:373)ethi(cid:374)g it is(cid:374)"t. Twig masquerade: inchworm, walking stick: bird-dropping masquerade: giant swallowtail caterpillar. Camouflage using added material: animals adding to their body to blend with surroundings. Camouflaged looper- uses plant debris: woolly aphid- creates a wool like substance around itself. Spittlebug- creates substance around itself that looks like saliva. Scarlet lilly leaf beetle larvae- creates a pouch filled with excrement. Patterns: underwing moth- uses bright colors when wings are spread, grey treefrog- has sudden yellow flashes on its legs.
