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Foraging – looking for food Behavioral ecology – the study behavior from an ecological and evolutionary perspective
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Predator-prey interactions Sit and wait Spiders Snakes Site choice important Active searching/pursuit Tarantula Scorpions Wasps bats
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Adaptations for attracting prey Snapping Turtle Angler fish
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Anti-predatory behavior and adaptations Camouflage Disruptive coloration Cryptic coloration Warning coloration Mimicry Batesian Mullerian Automimicry Aggressive mimicry
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Herbivores Grazers Like sit and wait More sedentary Tend to have specialization of food choices Browsers More actively search out food
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Disruptive coloration
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Cryptic Coloration
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Warning coloration
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Batesian Mimicry
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Mullerian Mimicry Monarch butterfly Viceroy butterfly
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Automimcry
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Assassin bug mimics the vibrations of an insect caught in a spider web to lure the spider to it.
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