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Mimicry and Camouflage
Skill Level
1
Year
2025
Version
30.12.2025
Approval authority
South American Division
Overview
The Challenging Part
The most challenging requirement of this honor is probably this:
4. Answer the following questions:
- a. What is the advantage of the milk snake having colors practically identical to those of the coral snake?
- b. In the animal world, who are the kings of camouflage on land and in the sea?
- c. What is the shape of the eggs of the stick insect (Phibalosoma phyllinum)?
- d. How do insects specializing in mimicry walk?
- e. What are the advantages and disadvantages of insects that resemble leaves?
- f. How does the assassin bug (Acanthaspis petax) hide from predators?
