Great Tit

Great tits are exceptionally wanton, but also useful animals for lovers of fruit trees and large fruit crops. Many great tits will sift fruits and leaves from crops to pick up caterpillars . They can catch large numbers of pests insects in an organic way.
Great tits see each other differently than we see them, since they can perceive UV light very well, unlike humans and most other animals. The ability to perceive UV light is essential for the female to select a male. The black wide band - stripe is the most important part to impress and to maximize the chance for a male to be chosen by a female. UV sensitivity is used to easily detect con-specifics, but not to be noticed by predators as they cannot detect UV light. For female great tits, proof that a male can dance, sing and perform for her also plays an important role in the selection.
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