BIOL 1902 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Cardiac Glycoside, Automeris Io, Paper Wasp
7 Apr 2016
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Some butterflies have tails: this makes that part look like a head so predators attack that part (ex. Hairstreak butterflies have the tails and spots to make it look like a head: tails serve as fake antennas, known as a distraction/deflection structure. Larger butterflies have tails too that act as fake antennae. Older butterflies may be missing parts of tail that have been attacked. If you want to see a butterfly go about an hour away from ottawa you can see the. Five-lined skink (or just known as skinks) and they have a blue tail that predators will attack and the tail detaches and twitches while the skink runs off. The tail does grow back: when an animal willingly looses a part of its body for defense or distraction it is called autotomy. Physical defense can also consist of body armour. Millipedes will curl up into a ball: have hard exoskeleton. Snail shells (made of calcium) used for protection.
