Jul 4, 2022
Aposematism is when a poisonous or otherwise gross/ dangerous/ unprofitable species uses pretty, bright colours (or some other noticeable signal) to warn predators “Do Not Eat!”
Unfortunately, many predators are not born knowing this, so they generally have to learn through trying something new and having a very unpleasant experience!
AKA: aposematism (usually) relies on predator learning!
#aposematism#biology meme#science meme#biology#science#sciblr#wild green memes for ecological fiends#behavioural ecology#predator learning#there are SOME species that are innately wary of bright prey#but that's generally believed to be a minority#over and over naive predators show no fear of an aposematic species until AFTER it has had a bad experience
