Q- How many beans or toothpicks did you collect?

Q- What color bean or toothpick was collected the most?

Q- Why do you think that color was most often collected?

The beans and toothpicks are like insects trying to hide from a predator.  The first ones that get "eaten" are the ones with bright colors that are easy to see.  The beans and toothpicks that blended into their surroundings were more likely to escape their "predators".  Insects such as the moth at the beginning of this lesson avoid predators by looking like part of the tree. This is called camouflage.  Other insects such as the bee or butterfly use bright colors to warn enemies that they are poisonous or bad tasting.  Colors such as yellow, red, or orange warn of danger in the insect world. Always be careful of handling any unknown insect with these colors.