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Aposematic<\/em>:<\/p>\n

Aposematism<\/b>\u00a0is the\u00a0advertising<\/a>\u00a0by an animal to potential\u00a0predators<\/a>\u00a0that it is not worth attacking or eating.\u00a0This unprofitability may consist of any defences which make the prey difficult to kill and eat, such as toxicity,\u00a0venom<\/a>, foul taste or smell, sharp spines, or aggressive nature. These advertising signals may take the form of conspicuous\u00a0coloration<\/a>,\u00a0sounds<\/a>,\u00a0odours<\/a>, or other perceivable<\/a>\u00a0characteristics. Aposematic signals are beneficial for both predator and prey, since both avoid potential harm. [Wikipedia<\/strong><\/a>]<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Noted in “Join a Scientist’s Undersea Adventure<\/em><\/a>,” Andria Greene, Discover<\/strong><\/em> (March\/April 2022):<\/p>\n

Nudibranchs are invertebrates \u2014 backboneless organisms in the kingdom Animalia \u2014 that include 2,000 different species, many of which are best known for their wildly diverse and colorful appearance. But what\u2019s beautiful to humans is to other animals an aposematic signal \u2014 a warning not to eat this creature. Nudibranchs\u2019 bright coloration is intended to indicate unpalatability, and comes from a diet rich in animals armed with cnidocytes, the stinging cells common to sponges, anemone, and coral. Not all nudibranchs parade colorful displays; some rely on near-perfect camouflage to avoid being eaten. But coloration and camouflage can\u2019t protect these and other underwater creatures from every threat.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Aposematic: Aposematism\u00a0is the\u00a0advertising\u00a0by an animal to potential\u00a0predators\u00a0that it is not worth attacking or eating.\u00a0This unprofitability may consist of any defences which make the prey difficult to kill and eat, such as toxicity,\u00a0venom, foul taste or smell, sharp spines, or aggressive nature. These advertising signals may take the form of conspicuous\u00a0coloration,\u00a0sounds,\u00a0odours, \u2026 Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35388","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35388"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35389,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35388\/revisions\/35389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}