Published: 18th Apr, 2022
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Few animals and reptiles (such as frogs, snakes, and butterflies), brightly coloured for self-defence, uses smart tactics such as aposematism, to save themselves from prey.
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What is Aposematism?
- The term aposematic comes from Greek ('apo' means 'away', and 'sematic' means 'sign').
- To escape being eaten by predators, animals may take the exact opposite approach.
- Instead of blending into the backdrop, they actively flaunt their unappealing coloration or form.
- The brightly colored animal might be poisonous, taste nasty, smell foul, have spines, or just be overly aggressive.
- The prey abandons them because it sees no benefit in eating them.
- This approach is known as aposematism, and the animal that follows it is aposematic.
- The most popular colors are red, yellow, black, and white.
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