BISC 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Hoverfly, Aposematism, Yellow Jacket
19 Oct 2015
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Variety of methods: cryptic coloration, aposematic (warning) coloration, startle coloration, batsman mimicry, mullerian mimicry (harmless species mimicking the harmful species) Difficult to spot prey because it mimics surrounding. Animals mimicking specific object (leaf, thorns, rocks, etc) The south american poison arrow frog with its poisonous skin, advertises its unpleasant taste with bright and contrasting color patterns. Moth opens wings and you see eyes which startles the predator. Cheetah blends with environment while waiting for prey. Harmless species mimics harmful species in appearance. The hawkmouth larva and green parrot snake: snake is harmful but when you look at the larva it really resembles the snake. Coral snake and mountain king snake: coral snake is poisonous, but king snake uses bright colors to mimic coral snake. Bee and flower fly: bee stings but flower fly as similar appearance to the bee. All frogs mimicking the poisonous dart frogs.
