AY Honor Mimicry and Camouflage

Mimicry and Camouflage

Skill Level

1

Year

2025

Version

16.12.2025

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?