Camouflage and Mimicry

Mimicry means:

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  A tree that has pink flowers in the spring

• When one living thing looks like a different kind of living thing

• A way an animal blends in with its environment

Camouflage means:

• When an animal looks like another animal

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  A special dessert

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  A way an animal can look like its surroundings

Which is NOT an example of camouflage:

• Sand wasps & yellow jackets are different insects but both have yellow & black stripes

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  A solder's uniform helps him blend in to the background

• a tigers stripes blend in with long grass

Which is NOT an example of mimicry:

• The fur of an arctic fox turns white in winter to match the snow

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  An alligator snapping turtle's tonge looks like a worm, so he lures fish to his mouth

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  A bad tasting butterfly & a good tasting butterfly look similar, so birds don't eat either kind

What is this an example of?

• Camouflage

• Mimicry

What is this an example of?

• Camouflage

• Mimicry

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