Survival is the Name of the Game

ECE 8814Dr. Warner

Summer Cohort 2005Kimberlee Collins

Table of ContentsTable of Contents

Special WeaponsSpecial Weapons Protective Body PartsProtective Body Parts Chemical DefensesChemical Defenses CamouflageCamouflage Camouflage ChartCamouflage Chart MimicryMimicry Playing DeadPlaying Dead Group DefenseGroup Defense Assessment ToolAssessment Tool

Special Weapons:Special Weapons:How many of you remember what the Big Bad Wolf said to Little Red Riding Hood?

SpecialWeapons

Claws Teeth TalonsHorns

Bears Alligator Eagles Rhinoceros

Protective Body PartsProtective Body PartsHave you ever gone “into your shell” when confronted

by someone?

OUCH! OUCH! OUCH!KNOCK. KNOCK. IS ANYONE HOME?

Some animals have protective body parts that keep them safefrom their enemies.

Chemical DefensesChemical DefensesSome animals repel chemicals to scare predators away.Some animals repel chemicals to scare predators away.

Why couldn’t the skunk use her phone?

It was out of odor.

CamouflageCamouflageHide in Plain SightHide in Plain Sight

7 – 8 – 9 – 10 Ready or not here I come.7 – 8 – 9 – 10 Ready or not here I come. Can you find the katydid in the picture below?Can you find the katydid in the picture below?

CamouflageCamouflage Toothpick Activity Toothpick ActivityTeacher ExampleTeacher Example

Camo-Toothpick Activity

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Colors of Toothpicks

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Go to the teacher station and pick up 20 toothpicks: 5 red, 5 green, 5 blue, and 5 yellow. Go with a partner outside and make a two feet by two feet square with a string on the grass. One of the partners turn their back while the other one drops the toothpicks in the square. Then, the partner turns around and picks up as many toothpicks as he or she can in a five second period. Graph your findings. What colors were picked up the most? Why?

CauseCause EffectEffect

Camouflage MimicryCamouflage Mimicry

Can you tell the difference? If you were an animal would you want to take a chance?         

You never really know when you look at a diamond ring. Is it real or not?

NOT!

This moth caterpillar defends itself by mimicing a snake.

                 

      

Below are two butterflies.One is a Viceroy – yummy tasting, and the other is a monarch butterfly – yucky tasting.

Playing DeadPlaying DeadMany weak animals in the wild defend Many weak animals in the wild defend

themselves by playing dead.themselves by playing dead.

Group DefenseGroup Defense

The more eyes, ears, and noses in a group, the The more eyes, ears, and noses in a group, the harder it will be for the predator.harder it will be for the predator.

Would you want to meet up with this group of buffalo?

Assessment ToolAssessment Tool

What’s Their Defense?What’s Their Defense?Fill in the blank with the correct animal defense.Fill in the blank with the correct animal defense. Camouflage Chemical defense Camouflage Chemical defense

Group Defense Playing Dead Group Defense Playing Dead Protective Body Parts Special Weapons Protective Body Parts Special Weapons

1. A skunk squirts a smelly liquid on its attacker. ________________1. A skunk squirts a smelly liquid on its attacker. ________________2. A porcupine rolls up into a ball. It’s sharp spines cover the softer part of its 2. A porcupine rolls up into a ball. It’s sharp spines cover the softer part of its

body. ________________body. ________________3. A North American opossum closes its eyes and becomes absolutely limp in 3. A North American opossum closes its eyes and becomes absolutely limp in

the presence of an enemy. _________________the presence of an enemy. _________________4. A leaf insect looks almost exactly like a leaf. ________________4. A leaf insect looks almost exactly like a leaf. ________________5.Buffalo defend themselves by standing together. _______________5.Buffalo defend themselves by standing together. _______________6.An bear uses its own body parts to protect itself from enemies. 6.An bear uses its own body parts to protect itself from enemies.

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The EndThe End