Phylogeny Analysis and Adaptations

An observation I made during the bioblitz was a Large Crane Fly. It is a part of the Tipula Linnaeus genus and in the Tipulidae family. One unique adaptation of the Crane Fly is their long legs. They have very long legs which are usually more prominent than their bodies for a specific reason. They have long legs in order to avoid having predators come for their bodies and instead have them go for their legs which will allow the fly to shed the limb and escape the predator. Losing a leg or a part of the leg causes a lot less damage to the insect than having a predator attack its body. One adaptation that all my observations have in common is having multiple legs. Insects have at least 6 legs to help with moving around and carrying things. For example, an ant has 6 legs where the 2 in the front are used to carry food, and the 4 in the back are used to help the ant move around and stay balanced. Finally, the phylogeny placement of one of my observations, the Black Carpenter Ant, is Animalia (kingdom), Arthropoda (phylum), Insecta (class), Hymenoptera (order), Formicidae (family), Formicinae (subfamily), Camponotini (tribe) and Camponotus (genus).

Publicado el septiembre 21, 2021 02:21 TARDE por kimya