Playing hide-and-seek with nature / Moths · Caterpillars · Stick insects

Author: Xu Renxiu
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: "Hiding from Nature 2: Moths, Caterpillars of Moths, Stick Insects": Friends, can you find the answers to the following questions in the book? The caterpillars of the inchworm moth have eaten the leaves, how do they hide themselves? There are more exciting questions waiting for you! Mimicry is when organisms imitate something in their environment to confuse or hide from predators, for example, stick insects mimic bamboo branches, and leaf moths mimic leaves. Camouflage is when an organism's coloration is similar to its surroundings, allowing it to blend in and avoid detection by predators. For example, the caterpillars on cabbage leaves always have the same color as the cabbage leaves, so they not only avoid being pecked by birds but are sometimes accidentally eaten when people cook stir-fried cabbage. This shows that they use "camouflage" to escape human eyes.