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03-01-2018

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Not all warning colouration signals toxicity

Publish Date: 03-01-2018

Not all warning colouration signals toxicity

Source: www.thehindubusinessline.com 19-12-2017

BRIGHT colours in the natural world are often a warning. In the case of tiger snakes, blue-ringed octopuses, arrow-poison frogs, hornets and many other species, the warning is that the animal carries toxins that will sicken or kill. 

More:https://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21732804-some-cases-it-means-meal-simply-impossible-chew-not-all-warning

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