asiandude
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i was wondering if a mantis can change color i didnt think so but a friend said they do. is it becasue of the different levels of light or what?
The color in mantids is clearly not genetically determined. However, in those species that are polymorph, the ability to adapt colors should be.There were already threads on this topic. To make it short, mainly three factors are responsible, often in combination or with different relative importance: light intensity and spectrum, humidity and color of the environment. Some species react more to humidity, others to light intensity. And, not all tested mantids change the color. If you try to get them green, you will always get also brown ones. And vice versa.
I'm running an on-going experiment about colour morphsI think on wikipedia I read that some mantids turned black after a forest fire to resemble the burnt background.I know wikipedia isn't always right, but still.
i think i read this somewhere too, it think it's called fire melanism, but i'm not sure.I think on wikipedia I read that some mantids turned black after a forest fire to resemble the burnt background.I know wikipedia isn't always right, but still.
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