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Color Strategies used in Nature. Camouflage ( Concealing ). Camouflage ( Concealing ). Animal or insect blends in with its surroundings. Camouflage ( Concealing ). Animal or insect blends in with its surroundings. Camouflage ( Concealing ).
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Camouflage (Concealing) • Animal or insect blends in with its surroundings.
Camouflage (Concealing) • Animal or insect blends in with its surroundings.
Camouflage (Concealing) • Animal or insect blends in with its surroundings.
Camouflage (Concealing) • Animal or insect blends in with its surroundings.
Disguise • Animal or insect looks like something uninteresting.
Disguise • Animal or insect looks like something uninteresting. Katydid
Disguise • Animal or insect looks like something uninteresting.
Disguise • Animal or insect looks like something uninteresting.
Disruptive Coloring • Spots or stripes break up the body outline.
Disruptive Coloring • Spots or stripes break up the body outline.
Disruptive Coloring • Spots or stripes break up the body outline.
Disruptive Coloring • Spots or stripes break up the body outline.
Warning Coloration • Bright colors in striking patterns warn others.
Warning Coloration • Bright colors in striking patterns warn others.
Warning Coloration • Bright colors in striking patterns warn others.
Warning Coloration • Bright colors in striking patterns warn others.
Warning Coloration • Bright colors in striking patterns warn others.
Mimicry • Looking like another animal or insect that’s poisonous or dangerous! Clearwing Moth Yellow Jacket Wasp
Mimicry • Looking like another animal or insect that’s poisonous or dangerous!
Mimicry POISONOUS Coral Snake HARMLESS King Snake Red next to black, friend of Jack! Red next to yellow, KILL a fellow!
Müllerian Mimicry Viceroy Butterfly • Two different species look similar AND are both poisonous. Monarch Butterfly