Alex Hyde / Aposematism describes the use of bright colouration and bold patterns to advertise that an organism is unpalatable or dangerous. All three insects are foul-tasting or toxic if eaten: Wood Tiger moth...
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Rod Williams / Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) larva, Beverley Court Gardens, Lewisham, England, October
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Kerstin Hinze / Yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata) in defensive posture showing warning colours, on dried soil with mud cracks, Weser Hills, Lower Saxony, Germany. August.
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Kerstin Hinze / Yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata) in defensive posture showing warning colours, on dried soil with mud cracks, Weser Hills, Lower Saxony, Germany. August.
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Alex Hyde / Fire / European salamander (Salamandra salamandra) Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. November.
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Alex Hyde / Fire / European salamander (Salamandra salamandra) Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia. November.
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Alex Hyde / Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae) overhead view of caterpillar. Derbyshire, UK. August
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Alex Hyde / Shieldbug / Italian Striped-Bug / Minstrel Bug (Graphosoma lineatum) showing bold black and orange warning colours (aposematism) that warn of its foul taste. Photographed on a white background. Aosta...
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Bert Willaert / Yellow-bellied toad (Bombina variegata scabra) performing an unken reflex in order to show the warning coloration on the underparts of its body, Republic of Macedonia, May.
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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Strawberry poison frog (Oophaga pumilio) 'Rambala' morph, portrait, Josh's Frogs. Captive, occurs in Central America.
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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Anthony's poison arrow frog (Epipedobates anthonyi) 'Zarayunga' morph, portrait, Josh's Frogs. Captive, occurs in Ecuador and Peru.
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Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Anthony's poison arrow frog (Epipedobates anthonyi) 'Santa Isabel' morph, portrait, Josh's Frogs. Captive, occurs in Ecuador and Peru.
