Bizarre adaptations

Adaptations can be used to help animals _______

Which of the following animals uses mimicry to appear like bird droppings as a defense mechanism?

• Opossum

• Giant Swallowtail Butterfly caterpillar and Hill Garden Bug-Eyed Frog

• Basilisk lizard

• Diving spider

What unique defense mechanism do older French Guiana termites employ when their colony is attacked?

• They release a foul-smelling fluid.

• They play dead and lose consciousness.

• They explode, splattering toxic goo on intruders.

• They hide underwater in air bubbles.

What combination of physical traits and actions allows Basilisk lizards to run across the surface of water?

• They have heavy bodies and webbed feet that push water down.

• They secrete a special chemical that makes the water surface more rigid.

• They possess light bodies, side-positioned legs, and rapidly slap the water to create air pockets.

• They inflate their bodies with air to increase buoyancy.

How do hedgehogs use toxins as a defense mechanism?

• They inject toxins directly into predators with their quills.

• They eat poisonous plants to make their flesh toxic.

• They chew and lick toxins, mixing them with saliva to anoint their quills.

• They spray a toxic fluid from a gland on their back.