Still Waters Posted August 23, 2017 #1 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Predator animals have long been known to avoid devouring brightly coloured and patterned prey, and now an international study has revealed more about how they recognise toxic species. University of Queensland Visual Ecology Lab member Dr Karen Cheney, of the School of Biological Sciences, said researchers examined sea slugs, or nudibranchs, which had bright colour patterns to warn predators they contained toxic defences. https://phys.org/news/2017-08-fish-recognise-toxic-prey.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebDandelion Posted August 23, 2017 #2 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Interesting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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