tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post4267098770278377736..comments2024-03-24T05:50:07.033-07:00Comments on Biologizing: A Wolf in Sheep's ClothingPeter Houlihanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00961900865379520219noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-90621563818838646272015-04-05T20:03:09.427-07:002015-04-05T20:03:09.427-07:00There are lots of other species that use this kind...There are lots of other species that use this kind of mimicry. Some examples are the alligator snapping turtle, which uses its tongue (that looks like a worm) to lure fish to their mouths. Another is the margay, which is in the feline family, who will imitate the cry of an infant pied tarmin (a primate species) to lure adults into striking distance. Lastly, most carnivorous plants use aggressive mimicry in different forms to lure insects into them. Many will have ultraviolet light reflecting patterns that mimic those of angiosperms. These patterns (nectar guides) are used by insects to guide them towards their reward, except in these cases to their death. <br /><br />- Carolyn McDonaghAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-11820606521687577382015-04-05T19:49:19.473-07:002015-04-05T19:49:19.473-07:00Maybe I wasn't clear on that point. It's n...Maybe I wasn't clear on that point. It's not that the orchids with the mantises on them attract more pollinators than ones without, the study concluded mantises by themselves attracted more than the orchids did. In the study, there were two wooden sticks, one with an orchid alone, one with a mantis alone, and a control stick with nothing. This is the way they collected data and it was observed that pollinators were more attracted to the mantis than the orchid. I believe a negative effect wouldn't really be felt by orchids because they are more abundant than these mantises.<br /><br />- Carolyn McDonaghAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-55977549057969024682015-04-03T20:51:03.067-07:002015-04-03T20:51:03.067-07:00We recently talked about mimicry in my Bio280 clas...We recently talked about mimicry in my Bio280 class, so it was nice to read a familiar topic! Do patterns of aggressive mimicry change based on geographical location or climate? Malaysia has rich biodiversity, which I would assume would make it easier for this mantis to camouflage. Would it be different in a less biodiverse location? Thanks!<br /><br />-Rebecca QuirieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-79776396891737046752015-04-03T15:57:58.173-07:002015-04-03T15:57:58.173-07:00I liked the new perspective about using mimicry ag...I liked the new perspective about using mimicry aggressively. I know I personally never associated the idea of mimicry with anything but a prey organism hiding from predators. Is aggressive mimicry more prevalent, are there more species that also use this evolutionary adaptation?<br />-Dan Staiculescu Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-47120379986870145182015-04-03T13:49:15.205-07:002015-04-03T13:49:15.205-07:00I had previously learned about mimicry in nature, ...I had previously learned about mimicry in nature, and specifically that of the coral snake, when i took Alan Richmond's Evolution class but I had never heard of the specific case of the orchid mantis. John Slepchuknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-32895435428705274382015-04-03T11:55:27.342-07:002015-04-03T11:55:27.342-07:00Is it possible that this mantis mimicking such flo...Is it possible that this mantis mimicking such flower may not necessarily be predatory? maybe its just some mechanism that the insect does naturally without even knowing its doing it as their brains don't know what mimicking is.<br /><br />osuji chukwunonsoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008122866340502585.post-22375949272063195362015-04-02T10:33:45.576-07:002015-04-02T10:33:45.576-07:00Great post, it truly is amazing how these mantises...Great post, it truly is amazing how these mantises camouflage themselves to look like these orchids, as I was first looking at these photos I didn't even know their was a mantis there. Why do you suppose it is that the orchids with the mantises on them attracted more pollinators? Also do you think that these mantises are having a negative effect on the orchids they inhabit since they eat the pollinators?<br /><br />David Rains, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com