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Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
Publisher: Pearson,
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Chapter 28.3, Problem 1TC
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The reason that caterpillar is colored with conspicuous stripes.

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Warning coloration is the formation of specific color signs of animals of sighting a predator in the surroundings. Mimicry is an adaptive feature in insects which causes the formation of specific color, shape and morphology in various different insects and prevents the attack of invaders.

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