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moths have camouflage so that a lizard wont eat it
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∙ 10y agoThat makes it hard for their predators to see them.
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What’s an external adaptation peppered moths have?
Peppered moths have Camouflage and Mimicry, the use of Camouflage is to hide from predators.
How do moths and butterflies protect themselves?
Camouflage and fluttering in a rapid and unpredictable manner
How do moths survive in the winter?
Moths are able to survive through some of their adaptations. These include the ability to camouflage themselves and because they can fly with precision.
Peppered moths use the adaptation of camouflage as protection from predators They may have a variety of colors or shades but before the Industrial Revolution they were typically white with black?
The population of light-colored moths decreased and the population of dark-colored moths increased.
How do moths camoflouge?
To hide from sharp-eyed predators like birds, many moths have cryptic coloration (camouflage) which makes them difficult to see against a particular background. Many moths have the color and patterns of tree bark. A moth's cryptic coloration protects it from birds and other preditors.
How could camouflage affect Evolution?
Camouflage is such an important effect to Evolution. E.G Peppered moths - Before the industrial revolution there was no pollution, the moths use to be white, so they can camouflage easily without being captured by predators. But after the industrial revolution, since there was lots of pollution, the moths changed from white to black, to adapt by camouflaging, to be less vulnerable by predators - this is an example of evolution aka natural selection ( organisms with characteristics that make them better adapted to the environment have a better survival, therefore are able to reproduce and survive, and the certain gene responsible for the characteristics is passed on to generations).
What caused a change in color of the majority of London gypsy moths?
They evolved in response to changing selection pressures (specifically predation by birds) as levels of pollution changed. The pollution reduced the effectiveness of the moths natural camouflage, resulting in the more visible moths being eaten by birds in large quantities, the less visible moths then were the only ones reproducing and their color became dominate in the population.
How the moths protects or defends itself from its enemies?
The vast majority of moths do not have any kind of defense mechanism, per se. Rather, they use camouflage to avoid predators.
How moth defend itself?
Some moths have something called camouflage and they can blend into leaves, tree bark and they can open their wings to reveal a huge "face" and it's enemies get frightened.
What means could be used to return the environment of the peppered moths to its original state?
The peppered moth camouflages into the environment it inhabits. This camouflage returns the moth to it's original environmental state and protects it from predators.
What are the Islamic moths of islam?
There are no Islamic moths. Maybe butterflies, but no moths.
What is an arctiid?
An arctiid is a member of the Arctiidae, a family of moths which includes tiger moths, footmen, lichen moths, and wasp moths.
