Camouflage, warning colours, and mimicry

Mastery Evidence

• Give at least two examples of insect camouflage such as stick insects resembling twigs or leaf insects resembling leaves
• Explain why bright warning colours like a wasp's yellow and black stripes help the insect survive
• Describe mimicry by explaining that a harmless insect like a hoverfly copies a dangerous one like a wasp to trick predators

Assessment Prompt

“If you showed [child] pictures of stick insects hiding on branches or hoverflies pretending to be wasps, could they explain why those insects look the way they do?”