Another amazing defense mechanism from insects is the use of surprise and startle to escape. Insects like moths, mantis and grasshopper show bright colors on their hind wings to startle a predator. This tactic is also known as flash colors. According to the experts, a surprise implemented with a fast escape is very effective in most cases. While startling predators includes both surprise and fear drives the attacker away. When they are attacked by birds or monkeys they usually flash their hidden hind wings to reveal a scary eye spots mimicking the eyes of large predator. #thebugsquad thebugsquad
Posted on: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 14:36:02 +0000