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<blockquote data-quote="ohaple" data-source="post: 321375" data-attributes="member: 11034"><p>Generally, evolution of insects is not choice or intelligence based. It is typically through genetic variation and survival of the fittest. Randomly, genetics might cause colors to be different between offspring of the same parents. Then the young go on to try to live their lives. The ones with the most advantageous color live, while the others don't. Over many generations, this can change the way the entire population looks. The same is true of many behavioral traits. I don't believe they have the intelligence or perception to think about how they might actually look to a bird or pollinator. This article gives a good overview of how this can work very quickly in insects when color is so important for camoflage: <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2013/10/09/evolution-in-color-from-peppered-moths-to-walking-sticks/?user.testname=none" target="_blank">https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2013/10/09/evolution-in-color-from-peppered-moths-to-walking-sticks/?user.testname=none</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ohaple, post: 321375, member: 11034"] Generally, evolution of insects is not choice or intelligence based. It is typically through genetic variation and survival of the fittest. Randomly, genetics might cause colors to be different between offspring of the same parents. Then the young go on to try to live their lives. The ones with the most advantageous color live, while the others don't. Over many generations, this can change the way the entire population looks. The same is true of many behavioral traits. I don't believe they have the intelligence or perception to think about how they might actually look to a bird or pollinator. This article gives a good overview of how this can work very quickly in insects when color is so important for camoflage: [URL="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2013/10/09/evolution-in-color-from-peppered-moths-to-walking-sticks/?user.testname=none"]https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2013/10/09/evolution-in-color-from-peppered-moths-to-walking-sticks/?user.testname=none[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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