Camouflage & the Cat

Eichhörnchen · 02-26-19, 01:52 PM

Read here the fascinating story of how the Peppered Moth actually evolved a dark form to survive predation in the increasingly grimy environment of the Industrial North of England

http://www.mothscount.org/text/63/pe...selection.html

(But please note that the moth shown at the top right of this feature is not a Peppered Moth but a Magpie Moth

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Below you can see the original Peppered Moth imago alongside its evolved melanistic form. Many other previously light-coloured moth species evolved these dark forms as acid rain steadily ate away the algae on trees, rendering their camouflage ineffective

02-26-19, 01:52 PM	#13
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,468 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Anyone else like moths? Read here the fascinating story of how the Peppered Moth actually evolved a dark form to survive predation in the increasingly grimy environment of the Industrial North of England http://www.mothscount.org/text/63/pe...selection.html (But please note that the moth shown at the top right of this feature is not a Peppered Moth but a Magpie Moth ) Below you can see the original Peppered Moth imago alongside its evolved melanistic form. Many other previously light-coloured moth species evolved these dark forms as acid rain steadily ate away the algae on trees, rendering their camouflage ineffective __________________