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Is Mimicry when an organism excretes a poisonous gas to ward off predator's?
No. Mimicry is when an organism pretends to look like it is harmless. For example the walking stick looks like a stick but it is not harmless.
An example of mimicry that is important in anti-predator defenses is when?
certain harmless insects, like the viceroy butterfly, evolve to look similar to a poisonous or unpalatable species, such as the monarch butterfly. This mimicry provides protection against predators that have learned to avoid the toxic species, giving the harmless insect a survival advantage.
Are gars poisonous?
No. But they are vicious predator fish.
What do the bright colors of the larva represent to its predator?
poisonous flesh
An example of mimicry that is important in anit-predator defense is?
a harmless species resembles a dangerous species
How does a poisonous dart frog carry its poison?
in it's skin, so that if a predator eats it, the poison is released from the frog's skin and sicken the predator.
If the monarch butterfly is killed by a predator how does it keep others from being killed?
It doesn't, monarch butterflies are poisonous and predators tend to stay away from poisonous things.
How can a prey control a predator's population?
The prey could easily be poisonous and kill the predator, cutting down population. Or the prey is over populated and the predator has more food causing them to be able to produce more population!
What do the blowfish do for survival?
It blows up when seeing a predator. Its spikes could really hurt another fish while its sometimes bright colors tell the predator it may be poisonous.
If a non poisonous snake looks like a poisonous snake its is an example of camouflage?
No, it's an example of association. The predator accociates the colours to a poisoness creature and so doesn't attack. K?
How does a puffer fish adapt?
First, puffer fish are poisonous, so if one is eaten, its predator dies, preventing that predator from reproducing. Secondly, if threatened, they can inflate themselves, expanding in size and pointing their spines outward. This startles predators and hurts them if the predator still tries to bite the pufferfish.
Why are monarchs orange and black?
The monarch orange because they are telling any hungry predator that they are poisonous. When the animal eats the monarch it does not kill the animal it just stuns it. It tells the predator that monarchs are not food and that they are not food and that they should not be messed with.
