MBIO317Z Flashcards
Tinbergen’s questions
-causation (e.g.hormones) and development (e.g.learning) = proximate, how questions?
-function (e.g.fitness) and evolution (e.g.fossils) = ultimate, why questions?
function
the fitness value of a behaviour
fitness
relative number of genes contributed to the next generation
natural selection (NS)
-differential survival of alternative alleles
-responsible for how animals look (morphology) and how they work (physiology)
drosophila, genes & behaviour
-normally mate for 20 minutes
-mating time regulated by mechanoreceptors in the males penis
-add a mutation that produces different amounts of receptors
-fewer: don’t know when to stop mating
-too many: don’t mate for long enough
garter snakes, genes & behaviour
-coastal and inland snake populations feed on different prey
-coastal snakes eat slugs, inland snakes refuse them
-some differences seen in lab reared snakes
‘group selection’ : proposed mechanism
-works at group level not individual
-groups of unselfish individuals do better than groups of selfish individuals
inclusive fitness
number of genes contributed to the next generation
ecology
-normal biotic and abiotic factors
-usefullness of many traits is frequency dependant
behavioural ecology
-the study of how behavioural traits maximise fitness
-behaviour
-ecology
-evolution
heterotrophs
energy and nutrients from consuming other organisms
optimal foragers should;
-maximise energy intake
-minimise fluctuations on energy intake
-maximise energy intake during certain periods
sticklebacks
-feed them neomysis in lab
-large sticklebacks eat large neomysis
-optimal prey size half the size of the inside of predators mouth
efficient foragers must ‘make decisions’
- What type of food to eat
- Where & how long to search for food
- What type of search path to use
- How to minimise risk
equation
A model of prey selection
-profitability = E ÷ H
where E = energy gained
and H = handling time
prey selection
efficient foragers chose they prey that gives the highest ratio of ;
Profit (energy) : Effort (handling time)
Marine iguana
-different foraging strategy dependent on body size
-inter-tidal : <1.2 Kg
-small animal cools faster due to smaller surface
area
-not very good swimmers so smaller individuals
use more energy swimming
-sub-tidal : <1.8Kg
-both : 1.2-1.8Kg
what type of search pattern to use
-straight line good to cover a lot of ground quickly
-hostile environment
-might miss resources
-pattern with lots of turns may allow well known areas to be exploited better
painted turtles
-riverline catchments
-move between different streams over land
-mostly moving in straight line
-when in new river, move more randomly
minimise risks : sand goby
-prey on small crustaceans, preyed on by larger fish (cod)
-starved goby foraged more than fed one
-chemical info important, forage less when predator present
-use hinger and predator info together
-hungry animals take more risks
bee waggle dance
-transfer information to other members of the group
-location of pollen source
-duration of waggle says how far away source is
sexually selected signals
-advertise male quality to females
-selected under preferences of females
-ornaments
-zebra finch ; more orange, more attractive to female
agonistic signals
-fighting/conflict
-fiddler crab ; male has large claw, waves it to get someone away from territory
-red deer; roar to say how good the are at fighting
conventional and costly signals : fiddler crab
conventional: size, structure
costly: energy required to raise large claw
iridescent colouration in butterflies
-genus amorphous
-iridescent blue
-catch sunlight during displays, sends out flashing light
-warning their rivals
aposematic (warning) colouration
-poison arrow frogs
-colours memorable
-warning to predators (don’t eat me)
-yellow/black stripes trigger response in vertebrates to not eat them
-hoverfly, a bumblebee batsman mimic
plant to animal communication
-insects see in UV light
-plants evolved under this selection pressure
-different look under UV light to attract pollinators
signals
“information carriers”
a trait that evolved to transmit information
defining communication 1
communication occurs when…
-the behaviour of one animal influences the behaviour of another
-but not by direct action
-by supplying information
brood communication definition
-the transmission of information
-not necessarily a signal
visual signal
fast, short, can have high to low directionality
acoustic signal
medium speed, short, high to low directionality
chemical signal
slow, long, high to low directionality
multi-component signal; ladybirds
aposematic colouring, taste and smell
multi-component signal; Red Jungle Fowl
sexual displays with sound and vision
wattle around head
make a lot of noise
unintended recipients
communication networks
unintended recipients might see signal and send one back
eavesdropping in Siamese Fighting Fish
-pre-fighting signalling phase
-2 males signalling to each other
-can third male take information from that?
-agonistic signal
-swim up and down and wag tail
-open opercular
Siamese fighting fish experiment
-tank with 5 individuals
-separated by dividers that can be moved
-centre individual = eavesdropper
-see others fighting but they can’t see him
-learns to recognise each stimulus fish
-remove opaque barrier separating 2 stimulus fish so they can see each other
-one will win and take territory close to barrier
-other fish cowers away
ritualisation
assumes both sender and receiver benefit
behaviour that initially contains some information evolves into a signal
evolution of ritualised behaviour
- intention movement
- displacement activities
-birds about to fight start grooming as they don’t
know what to do - autonomic responses
-cats hair stands on end ; saying back off
sensory exploitation
-conflict of interests
-exploitation of existing ‘sensory bias’
-male spiders stimulate prey sensing receptors in females
-lure in angler fish exploits predatory behaviour in prey
-hover-flies exploit birds pre-existing bias of not eating yellow stripey things
sales resistance
less likely to be taken in by something everyone could do
deceptive signals
-i.e. in mimicry
-if evolved by sensory exploitation, might be deceptive
-limits on how much deception you can get away with
-receivers under constant selection pressure to not be taken in by deception
costly signals
-signals are costly to perform/maintain
-only high quality individuals can afford all costs
zebra finch;
-orange colour costly
-more orange beak, shows better quality
-better forager etc
Zahavi’s handicap principle
-train in male pea fowl makes it harder to fly, but advertises quality to females
-roaring in male red Der uses energy but advertises fighting ability to competitors
-stotting in Thompsons gazelle ; doesn’t get them further away from predator, but shows athletic ability
anoles lizard
sit and wait predators
costly;
-time waiting
-time it takes to capture prey
-reveals itself to predators & prey
-energy to capture prey
optimality approach
economics of prey choice;
-eat item in front of you or look for another one
-patch residence time
costs, benefits and optima graph
-start with axis, build up layers of complexity as you go
-height of line etc determined by environment
-pink are, benefits exceed costs
-digestive contraints affect linear plateau
costs benefits & optima
cost minimisation strategy ; bare minimum to stay in benefit
optimum point at which benefit-cost is maximised; net rate of energy intake
maximise benefits; biggest difference between black & red line
chosing musclces
economic of prey choice
-unlimited muscles
-range of different sizes to chose from
-ignored really large and really small
-chose intermediate size
-small muscles very low profitability
-large muscles, too much energy to crack open
brown bears
-dont always eat whole fish
-if in abundance, don’t waste time eating nutrient free muscle
-e.g. only eat roe of the females
patch residence time, green turtles
has to move from patch of sea grass to the next
how long should they stay at each patch?
patch residence time assumptions
-food depletion
-as you eat at patch, becomes les and less of it until it Is no longer viable
-diminishing returns
-to start, loads and loads, but as abundance reduces, harder to find food
-currency = net rate of energy intake
patch residence time solutions
-eat one mouthful per patch and then move
-too costly in terms of travel
-eat everything at patch and the move
-problem of diminishing returns
optimal residence time
determined by several factors ;
-travel time between patches
-diminishing returns on foraging efficiency with increased resident time
maximising energy gain over time
-energy/time
-graphically answer given by curve
-long travel time, long patch residence
-short travel time, short patch residence
MVT
=marginal value theorem
applied to numerous behavioural traits;
-duration of mating
-mate guarding
-trade-off between size and number of offspring
-diving patterns in air-breathing mammals
optimality theory criticisms
-evolution does not produce perfection
-panglosian paradigm, well adapted not perfect
-other ways to come to solution, not just maths
-foraging is only one thing animal has to do
-dugongs alter foraging behaviour when sharks are around
contest behaviour
-members of same species compete for access to resources
-exclude opponent from resource
-agonistic, aggressive, fighting behaviour
-intra-specific
giraffes
-long neck evolved as weapons for males to fight over access to females
-akull and vertebrate heavily armoured in makes
-male neck mass increases with age
-giraffes prefer to eat low level shrubbery
behavioural adaptations for aggression
-communication ; signals and displays
-fighting
-trials of strength
-injuries
-fatalities
morphological adaptations for aggression
-ornaments
-colouration
-weapons
-large body size
male characters
red deer contest
-same sex groups until rut in October
-shed antlers after rut and re-grow them
-males agonistic signal = groaning
-compete to win guard of harem of females
structure of red deer contests
- roaring, rate varies, tiring
- parallel walking, allows more accurate description of body size
- antler pushing , strength
-sometimes roaring or parallel walking is enough to settle a fight
how do red deer contests end
-2/3 start with roaring
-majority fights start with roaring, most go on to parallel walk and ~30% fight
-communication important
fighting signals
what information do they contain?
-telling opponent how much you want to win
-advertise ability, not duration
-saying how long you can fight is a bad idea as tells opponent how long they need to last
-try to persuade rival to give up
badges of status
in groups, dominants often have morphological badges that indicate status
not costly to produce
Harris’ sparrow
-making black feathers is costly
-painted subordinate individuals to make them look dominant
-wouldnt work as eventually have to back up signal
escalation in siamese fighting fish
a) lateral orientation
b) tail-beating
c) frontal orientation
d) biting
e) mouth wrestling
f) chasing
signals aren’t always enough
-fighting more prolonged and dangerous the contestants are closely matched
-cant assess opponent and make decisions based on signals alone
mule deer
don’t live as long as red deer so if don’t breed in one season, might not get chance
narwhals
tusk is canine tooth that keeps growing and pierces top lip
-only present in male
elephant seal
-proportion of fights will keep going until one dies
-so wether individual would rather die than back down?
if lose fight, don’t get to reproduce
serious fights
in contests defined by communication or wrestling, the key factor is assessment
-serious fights with injuries are rare and only occur when rewards are greater than costs
statistics
fatal fighting
-10% of male mule deer are injured in fights each year
-60%+ male narwhals have injuries from fights at one point in their life
-5-10% male musk ox die in head to head collisions
fatal fighting in polymorphic fig wasps
-all eggs hatch inside figs
-2 male morphs, wingless fighters and winged dispersers
-wingless males large mandibles to decapitate rivals: 77% dead
-remaining males will mate with females in fig
chance of winning
relative RHP
in any given fight, absolute RHP is not going to determine whether you win
-actual chance of winning varies between contests
-depends on ability relative to opponent
ownership
-male lions compete aggressively for oestrus females
-but among pride males ‘ownership’ is respected
-if equal in size and age, males already with an oestrus female will not be challenged
-following take over, chance of reproductive success is very low : 1/3000
resident advantage
- residents are better fighters
- residents have more to lose so fight harder when challenged
- the winner is decided arbitrarily e.g. mechanical advantage
- experiments with greta tits support 2
- experiments with fiddler crabs support 3
sexual selection and contest
many male sexually selected traits are characters that enhance an individuals ability in male-male competition;
a. large body size
b. elaborate plumage
c. complex song
- not all fights over access to mates
frequency dependence
benefit of a strategy depends on opponent strategy
strategies
-contestants chose from defined set of strategies
-overall ‘plan of action’
-deer fights, strategy is to roar, parallel walk then antler wrestle
-different from tactics
tactic
how to implement game plan in contest
evolutionary games theory
-what should natural selection chose over evolutionary time
-ESS
steps to analysing fighting games
- specify the alternative strategy
- specify the average pay-off for each alternative
- find the expected solution
-> ESS
the hawk dove game ; the strategy
-1975
-not actual hawks and doves
-doves; always display but never fight
-hawks; only withdraw when injured, always fight
-dove v dove, always use displays
hawk dove game: pay-off
- E= pay-off (varies according to what opponent does
- V = (+), value of resource
- C = (-), cost on injury (injury will reduce fitness)
hawk-dove game : E
-H v H = 50% chance of winning, but 50% risk of injury
-H v D = H always wins
-D v H = no injury, no win
-D v D = no injury, 50% chance of winning
H D games
‘pay-off matrix’
-H v H = 1/2 (V+C)
-H v D = V
-D v H = 0
-D v D = 1/2(V)
hawk dove game ; solution
-the ESS
when adopted by all members, population cannot be invade by mutant alternative
all individuals playing hawk, mutant dove would not do well
ancestral population of doves
-average pay-off = 25
-hawk mutation would invade because h v d= 50
-dove is not ess
ancestral population of hawks
-average pay-off = 12.5
-dove mutation cannot invade because when d meets h, pay-off = 0
-hawk = ESS when V>C
C>V: mixed ESS
-proportion of individuals play hawk, the rest play dove
-(or) all individuals play hawk sometimes, dove the rest of the time
-ratio depends on difference between V and C
ESS is not the optimal strategy
-at ESS average pay-off to hawks and doves is 12.5/contest
-optimal strategy would be all doves
-but, not ESS as can be invaded by hawks
H - D fight asymmetries
-hawk-dove game assumes symmetric contests
-opponents place same value of resource
-opponents equal RHP
-but, not usually the case
-there is differences in fighting ability between opponents
RHP
Resource Holding Potential
assessor strategy
assess opponents RHP
play hawk if stronger, dove if weaker
how often assesor wins
assessor winning ability
-assessor strategy, chose to play hawk or dove dependant on strength
-A= assessor
-assessors win 3/4 of resources all together
-assessors can invade populations of both doves and hawks
-pure ESS of assessor strategy
E(A,A) = 1/2V
-E= pay-off
when an assessor meets an assessor they have a 50% chance of winning and no chance of injury
E(H,A) = 1/2(V+C)
hawk will always fight and the assessor will fight or run away
so hawks have 50% chance of winning and 50% chance of injury
E(D,A) = 1/4 V
-half the time, dove has better RHP
-both play dove, dove wins half of these
-half the time, dove has lower RHP
-assessor plays hawk, dove always loses but receives no injury
-overall dove wins 1/2 contests when stronger, none when weaker
E(A,H) = 1/2V
-assessor will have higher RHP half the time, and win those fights
when lower RHP, assessor plays dove and loses without injury
E(A,D) = 3/4V
-half the time, assessor has better RHP
-assessor wins all of these playing hawk
-half the time, assessor has lower RHP
-wins half of these playing dove
-assessor wins half contests when weaker, all when stronger
H-D-A games ‘pure ESS’
-in a population of assessors the average pay-off is 25
-assessor is stable against invasion of doves and hawks
-playing assessor all the time is the ESS
Hawk-dove-bourgeois game
bourgeois strategy is to respect ownership
similar results to H-D-A
bourgeois is the ESS when C>V
real hawks and doves
an over simplification
assumes displays are free
makes some predictions that are upheld by observation of nature
anisogamy
-different sized gametes
-used to define ‘male’ and ‘female’
-‘macrogametic’ : female egg, seeds etc
-large, expensive, fewer in number
-‘microgametic’ : male, small, cheap, millions produced
Batemans principle
1948
-consequences if disparity in gamete size
-darwinian ideas in context of genetics
egg limited
drosophila mating
-in tubes
-isolated male = 0 offspring
-male + 1 female = 30 to 40 offspring
-male + 2 females = double
-male + 3 females = triple (double again)
-female mating with multiple males sees no difference in offspring produced
-egg limited
male tactics
mate with as many females as possible to fertilise maximum number of ova
sperm is cheap and seldom a limiting factor in reproduction, so males often less choosy with mates
sexual dimorphism in primates
-differences in size between males and females
-Lemurs, Indri etc
-1 male per female, relatively same size as each other
-baboons etc
-2-3 females per male, so strong selection for bigger size in male
-higher number of potential mates, higher selection for sexual dimorphism
elephant seals chance of mating
-highly skewed distribution of males fitness due to competition
-highest ranked seal produces a lot of offspring
-2nd ranked, not even a fraction
-some never get to mate, as when rank goes down, so does mating success
male tactics: when to be choosy
-if they have high parental investment
-female quality important for rearing offspring
-pair bonds constrain number of mates and EPCs per male
precedence etc
types of sperm competition
-sperm precedence
-benefit of being first or last
-typically first in mammals
-raffle
-more sperm, more likely to fertilise
-displacement
-remove sperm of other individuals
sperm removal example dunnock
male dunnoqcks peck females cloaca to stimulate ejection of sperm
sperm competition in damselflies
-females mate with several and actively promote male-male competition
-males have sperm scoops on their penis
-removes over 90% previous males sperm before releasing own gametes
-last male fertilises most eggs
mate guarding white fronted beeeaters
-males increase frequency of mating with partner prior to egg laying ; sperm competition
-males spend more time near partner prior to egg laying ; reduces EPCs ten-fold
-after egg-laying, males pursue EPCs; females too busy incubating
nuptial gifts
-‘gifts to the bride’
-used to attract mates and convince them to copulate -honest signals, need to be costly
-low quality males can’t do it
-females katydids often eat the spermatophore
-healthy females incorporate protein into eggs, weak ones use it to increase health
spiders
the ultimate nuptial gift
-redback male spiders jump into females mouth to induce feeding
-well fed females less likely to re-mate
-male soma increases size of egg mass
-soma=body
-finding another female is difficult to low population density
-so males have nothing to lose
female tactics
-eggs costly and in limited supply
-females should be choosy and only mate with high quality males
-female reproductive success is limited by quality of offspring
-sometimes by parental care
-hoping high quality male will produce high quality offspring
criteria of females choice
-large body size, bright colouration, elaborate ornaments
-signals of male quality
-female peacocks that mate with better males lay more eggs, larger eggs and have offspring with higher growth rates
widow birds
-males have long tails
-females prefer males with longer tails
-elongated tails, double to reproductive success
gametes
problems for Bateman
-males can be sperm limited
-can’t explain everything
-female ECP
-monogamy
-polyandry
-male mate choice
-sex role reversal
-anisogamy not reason for everything
epc
female collard lizard
-females have higher hatching success if they mate with multiple males
-higher fitness
why should females seek ECPs
-fertility insurance
-acquisition of nutrients
-parental care
-avoidance of harassment
-change of partner
-genetic diversity
-good genes
-sexy sons
-avoid male harassment
-check out available talent
monogamy
stable social pair bond between one male and one female
polygyny
‘many wives/husbands’
stable social systems with ‘pair’ bonds between multiple individuals
monogamous systems
-male/female together for period of time
-can go off to other individuals, but come back together
-sometimes pays partners to mate monogamously
-pair bonds correlate with reproductive success
-longer together more reproductive success
female distribution theory
potential for polygyny depends on female distribution -dispersed females cannot be defended
female defence polygyny
-male defends group of females
-male size very important
-selected for large body size to aid in defence
-common mating system in males e.g. gorillas, red deer etc
-in coriphidae, males much larger than females so that they can carry them around
male behaviours
coriphidae
-siphohoecetive amphipods
-live in cases made of sand and shell fragments
-males collect females and glue their shells to their own
nesting
montoezyma oropendolas
-nest colonially
-anti-predator strategy
-domiant males defend colony excluding all other males
-gets 80% of copulations
-dominant male shifts if females move the colony
resource defence polygyny
-Males defend clumped resource that attracts several females
-food, territories, breeding sites etc
-polygyny in birds typically due to resource defence polygyny
-can defend any females in its territory
shells
cichlid
-małe cichlid collects snail shells
-tiny females lay eggs in shells
-males huge; 12 times larger than females
-male size correlated with reproductive success
-large males have up to 100 shells and 30 females
-sexual dimorphism
benefits and skews in sex ratio
polygyny and female choice
-benefit of polygyny differs between sexes
-some males benefit greatly, but not all
-look at skew in male mating success
-females have little to gain and may lose resources or parental care
-unmated males difficult to lose
male care, resource abundance
no cost to polygyny
if males provide no parental care there may be no sexual-conflict over polygyny
cost of polygyny to females may be zero if resources are super abundant
what are others doing
polygyny threshold model
best possible strategy depends on what others are doing
when resources are limited females should mate monogamously on high quality territories
mating options for females wiith restricted mates
limited resources ; remaining options
1) mate polygynously on high quality territories
-females accept polygyny because benefit more from being polygynous on high quality territory than monogamous on low quality
2) mate monogamously on poor territory
payment?
problems with PTM
-ideal free assumptions invalid in some cases
-if ideal, at equilibrium all individuals should have the same pay-off
-not free
-resident female doesn’t want additional females as they will have reduced fitness
sexy son hypothesis
-good genes argument
-provide high offspring survival
-females can still benefit from polygyny
-mate with high quality male with hope son will have some characteristics
-sons with greater ability to be polygynous
-little evidence, low heritability
deception
female may not know male is already mated
but once she has laid clutch and male has deserted, its too late to remate
polygyny is the best of the bad job
deception hypothesis
pied flycatchers
females support deception hypothesis
males sneak off to mate with other female, then goes back to primary female
secondary female has to rear alone
many males
social polyandry
-polygyny more common due to anisogamy
-not just mating with many males, but socially bonding with them
-male, some chance of being father of offspring
-sex ratio normally 50/50
electus parrots
-up to 7 males form stable pair bond with one female and help raise 1 or 2 offspring
-typically one male father of chicks in one year
-operational sex ratio skewed by female mortality and scarcity of next holes
males in female role
sex-role reversal polyandry
-males provide all parental care
-males are choosy
-females are larger and have elaborate secondary sexual characteristics
-females have higher fitness than males
sex reversal
sequential polyandry; spotted sandpipers
-females arrive on breeding grounds before males and fight for territories
-small males incubate clutch while female defends territory and courts second male
sperm competition
why do males accept polyandry
-low cost to parental care
-male bias in sex ratio
-first male paternity in 2nd brood
-females store sperm
-secondary male might father offspring that aren’t his -polyandry is best of a bad job for 2nd male
coutship calls
tungara frogs
variable courtship call
if lots of competition, male can scale up call to make it more attractive with ‘chucks’
but, more attractive call makes male more vulnerable
bat more early localise frog when it gives whine and chuck
predation environments
guppies in trinidad
-guppies live in streams that differ in predators they have to contend with
-some stream sections are high predator environments (HP) other low predation (LP)
predation effects guppies
predation affects appearance and behaviour
HP males smaller and more drab than LP
HP males invest less in courtship
HP guppies shoal more
experience
innate recognition
-learning requires experience, but experience can be fatal
-‘know your enemy’
-visual cues in birds and fish
-chemical cues in fish and amphibians
-auditory cues in brush turkeys
crickets warning eggs
maternal effects
-female field crickets exposed to the predators cues warn eggs before laying
-when offspring tested, exposed offspring were more wary than controls
-survivorship greater in exposed group
learning
cues
-learn socially by learning others responses to visual or chemical cues
-relies on classical conditioning - response to conspecific alarm is hardwired
-chemical cues often used - allows long range learning
risk averse behaviours
balance response to risk
-risk averse behaviour can be costly, so can risk prone behaviour
-need to identify and respond
-don’t run, not a predator = true negative
-run, not predator = false positive
- don’t run, predator = false negative
- run, predator = true positive
predator inspection
approach a threatening organism in their habitat and gather information about;
~ level of satiety
~its prey preference
prey animal can assess level of risk
(and examples)
crypsis
-camouflage
-match background, not just visual can be auditory
-moths fuzzy to protect against echolocation
-only works effectively if animals move at the same speed as background
-stick insect, blow on it and it will sway like breeze to blend in with environment
masquerade
camouflage without crypts
looks like something you don’t eat to eat
resembling inedible object
refugia
-coexisting
-going to part of habitat predator can’t follow
-clownfish: anemones
-shrimp cleaning goby’s home
-frilled lizard, eye spots
non-visual (auditory)
dietetic displays
-can be non-visual e.g. auditory
-some animals produce distress calls, but these are not recruitment calls
-peacock butterflies produce hissing sounds and high-intensity ultrasonic clicks and cause predatory rodents to flee
chemical defences
deterent used by small, delicious animals
not many mammals, but skunks impressive
some smells make animals easier to find
aposematism
signalling poisonousness
widespread - nudibranchs, sea snakes, caterpillars and many others
important to be conspicuous
mullein mimicry
two or more unpalatable species converge to look similar, gain great benefit
batesian mimicry
edible or palatable species resemble an inedible species. success is frequency dependant
rapid locomotion
-prey animals adopted to move fast
-lepidopterans ; fast flying species more likely to survive attack
-trade-off; fast flying insects may have to devote up to half of body mass for flight muscle
lizard+insect
misdirect predators attack
lizard: sheds tail, tail wriggles to misdirect predator
insects: false heads, 180º after landing to confuse birds
what do they release?
sea hares
-when attacked, release 2 chemicals
1. a purple ink
2. sticky substance called opaline
-ink contains amino acids and is highly attractive
-opaline deactivates chemical senses of the attacker
dead
thanatosis
-be less appealing, play dead
-many species engage in this including; lizards, moulting spiders etc
-virginia opossum backs up its signal
*heart rate drops, body goes floppy, starts drooling and urinates
ambush
-stealth, crypisis and limited movement
-not just visual crypts, also scent
*dog rolling in faeces
-assassin bugs
*disguised visually and chemically
*use prey debris and plant resin