Biology: Life on Earth (Audesirk) Chapter 39 Figure: 39.7a Title: Camouflage assists predators Caption: As it waits for prey, a cheetah blends into the background of the grass. (b) Combining camouflage and aggressive mimicry, a frogfish waits in ambush, its camouflaged body matching the algae-encrusted rock on which it rests. Above its mouth dangles a lure that closely resembles a small fish. The lure attracts small predators, who will find themselves to be prey.
Biology: Life on Earth (Audesirk) Chapter 39 Figure: 39.4a Title: Camouflage by blending in Caption: The sand dab is a flattened, bottom-dwelling ocean fish with a mottled color that closely resembles the sand on which it rests. (b) This nightjar on its nest in Belize is barely visible among the surrounding leaf litter.
Biology: Life on Earth (Audesirk) Chapter 39 Figure: 39.5a Title: Camouflage by resembling specific objects Caption: A moth whose color and shape resemble a bird dropping sits motionless on a leaf. The leafy sea dragon (an Australian “seahorse” fish) has evolved extensions of its body that duplicate the algae in which it normally hides. (c) Florida treehopper insects avoid detection by resembling thorns on a branch.
Biology: Life on Earth (Audesirk) Chapter 39 Figure: 39.8 Title: Warning coloration Caption: The South American poison arrow frog, with its poisonous skin, advertises its unpleasant taste with bright and contrasting color patterns.
Biology: Life on Earth (Audesirk) Chapter 39 Table 27-1 Interactions Among Organisms