blending into darkened tree bark hid them from predators....novanet
blending into darkened tree bark hid them from predators....novanet
Dark wing coloration provided moths with better camouflage against soot-covered tree trunks during the Industrial Revolution in the late 1800s in England. This allowed them to blend in with the environment and avoid predators, leading to an increase in their survival rates.
gene flow
natural selection!
Natural selection
natural selection
natural selection!
more smog from factories meant that moths had to adapt to blend in, so there started to be far more black moths than white
In the 1800's, people used coal to heat their homes and run their factories. Soot coated everything including trees, and made everything dark, so dark wings helped the moths hide better.
from their surroundings
Butterflies are prettier than moths. Moths are an icky brown color. XP
B) that a harmful phenotype may become an advantageous phenotype when the environment changes