Choosyhealer16 t1_ite4qom wrote on October 22, 2022 at 11:18 PM

Reply to comment by SecretNature in is it the case that poisonous animals tend to be colourful and if so why is it that they tend to evolve to be colourful moreso then other animals? by HumbleProdiGenius

Isn't that an example of Natural selection, I learned about it I. 7th grade, had to do with moths if I remember correctly, the brown ones that camoflauged with trees started appearing more than the white ones

SecretNature t1_itg3jp1 wrote on October 23, 2022 at 11:49 AM

Yes, it is natural selection. You probably learned about the peppered moth in school. Pretty famous example. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peppered_moth_evolution

Basically the area was so polluted with soot during the industrial revolution that the dark form of the moth was better adapted to survive on the dirty surfaces in town.

Choosyhealer16 t1_itg5zrj wrote on October 23, 2022 at 12:15 PM

Thank you, this topic is interesting stuff