Question

Many species are known to form search images, whereby they become good at spotting prey which they encounter often. Imagine that a species of mantis is preying on another species of insect that has two colour morphs of yellow and pink, and that pink is more numerous, but both colours are equally conspicuous. The colour morph is genetically determined. The life cycle of our mantis is that each spring, individuals are born; they then forage, mate and lay their eggs towards the end of the summer; the adults then die.

What happens in this system if the search image forms every-day rather than at the start of life ?

Answer 1

Ansi Searching image form by a species (Predator) for another species (prey)" help them (the bredator) in quick spolting of prey, thereby save time toy eliminate searching mon prey species population. Now, if search image form by mentis every day instead of usual at the start of life it will effect both population of brey and bredator (mentis, by increasing the survival rate of prey population (other insect) and decrease in survival rate of predator population (mentis). Also it may effect the life cycle of mentis. when search image chang every day, it cause delay in spalting prey population of other insects (of any colour) and thus reduce the chance of having food and thus survival is compromised. dor predator population of mentis .