Why do monarch butterflies lay their eggs on milkweed plants

Asked by admin @ 28/10/2021 in Geography viewed by 334 People

Monarch butterflies lay their eggs on milkweed plants and then the caterpillars eat the milkweed. The milkweed plant contains a toxin that is not poisonous to the caterpillars. When the caterpillars change into butterflies, the toxin in their systems make them poisonous to predators like birds so natural predators avoid eating the Monarch butterflies.

Viceroy butterflies look much like the Monarch. Because of this, they are saved from predators also. This protective mechanism is BEST called
A) mimicry.
B) camouflage.
C) evolution.
D) natural selection.

Answered by admin @ 28/10/2021

The camouflage of the viceroy butterflies is a mimicry.

Explanation:

The camouflage is a trait that is possessed by lot of animals. The purpose of the camouflage is to make the animal blend in with its environment. The blending in can further be because of hiding and protection from predators, or for hiding and stocking of prey by the predators.

There are several different types of camouflage, and one of those types is the mimicry. The mimicry is a type of camouflage where an animal has developed a camouflage that is the same or very similar to another animal, usually because of protective reasons. The camouflage that is imitated is always from an animal that is dangerous, more powerful, poisonous etc.

Some animals that perform mimicry apart from the viceroy butterfly are:

Philippines cockroach mimicking the ladybug beetle
Scarlet king snake mimicking the eastern coral snake
Cuckoo bee mimicking the yellow jacket

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