To survive in the wild, plants must form defenses to...

To survive in the wild, plants must form defenses to protect themselves from herbivory. The main physical defenses are thorns, used to harm the herbivore, or predator. This harm to the animal triggers a negative response, therefore causing the animal to avoid that plant in the future. Plants commonly eaten sometimes form a sour or bitter taste or odor to deter herbivores. This mechanism causes herbivores to stay away from such plants and avoid eating them. In addition, poison serves as an effective deterrent, causing animals to stay away due to its effects. These poisons may cause vomiting or extreme illness, and in some cases, death, which warns herbivores to avoid such plants through experience or from warnings by other animals. A final†¦show more content†¦When a predator of the king snakes accidentally goes in for a bite of the coral snake, they will be surprised to find that they have attacked a venomous snake instead. In order to catch and utilize food, both herbivores and predators have made evolutionary advancements to increase their success and survival. Most of these advancements were physical, as the giraffe displays. In order to reach leaves, the giraffe advanced its neck size, attaining more food. Like the giraffe, other animals undergo physical changes such as spiders, adapting their webs and size to better trap insects. Through the advancement of fibers in their webs and strengthening them, spiders adapted to their environment and can catch the insects most common in their ecosystem. Some animals in remote regions with limited food supply have adapted to intake large amounts of food at once and utilize it for a longer period of time than a typical animal would. Camels do so with water, making them able to travel across the desert for long amounts of time with limited water supply. Plants that serve as predators also adapt, a common example being the carnivorous plants. A carnivorous plant, such as the Venus fly Trap, can utilize both small insects and typical plant nutrients to nourish themselves. This proves to be an advantage for them because insects are frequent in their areas, while soil nutrients can dwindle more. Also, certain plants advance themselves through