Camouflage
Camouflaging is when an animal's natural coloring or form that enables it to blend in with its surroundings. Camouflage is one of the ways prey in the taiga will avoid predators and help themselves stay alive. An example of an animal using camouflage to protect themselves is the snowshoe hare. The snowshoe hare will use its white fur to camouflage in with the snow during winter, and its fur will turn to a brown to camouflage in with the dirt during summer time. Camouflaging usually takes ten weeks for the colors to fully change. Mimicry Mimicry is when an organism, usually an animal, will evolve to make their appearance look more intimidating. An example of animals using this would be the Scarlet King snake and Coral snake when the King snake tries to look like the coral snake. The coral snake is a very poisonous snake and the kind snake disguises itself as a coral snake to make predators back off and not want to eat itself. Chemical Warfare Chemical warfare is when an animal uses chemicals to its advantage to defend themselves from a predator. One of the type of chemical warfare is the smell animals can give off to make predators go away. An example of this would be when skunks spray out that horrible smell or when bombardier beetle sprays off a toxic chemical. Another type of chemical warfare is the poisonous chemicals. Some animals themselves are poisonous and can either be harmful on touch or when consumed. An example of this would be the Karakurt spider. |