Insec behavior comes down to what three functions?
- Feeding
- Movement
- Communication
If an insect eats plants it’s called _______.
Phytophagous
If an insect eats animals it’s called _______.
Zoophagous
Insects that eat dead and decaying material are called ______.
Saprophagous
describe the two type of insect communication and how they differ.
- Interspecific means they communicate between species, Can be a defense strategy
- Intraspecific means they communicate within their species find find a mate and find food.
describe the defensive strategies that insects use:
Passive: Fell or play dead when they’re disturbed
Shelters: Build shelters, burrow into plants or soil
Camouflage: Cryptic coloration, Cryptic body parts, Batesian mimicry
Chemical: distatsteful body fluids, injectable toxins,
Describe what cryptic coloration or cryptic body parts do for the insect:
It changes color or form to blend in to it’s surroundings.
define Batesian Mimicry:
- Insect looks like another insect
- insect looks like something dangerous
What are the three factors that are involved with insect mating?
- Acoustics (talk)
- Bioluminescence (look good)
- Pheromones (smell good)
what are the different levels of cooperative behavior?
- Eusocial
- Presocial
- Solitary
what is the highest level of cooperative behavoir?
Eusocial
How do insects become a pest?
- Move to a new location
- Change their diet
- Extensive Monoculture
- After man’s actions
