There is a general consensus that kin selection is prerequisite for the evolution of distastefulness and warning coloration as a means of anti-predator defense. However, after reviewing the literature ...

1. Aposematism is an effective antipredator strategy. However, the initial evolution and maintenance of aposematism are paradoxical because conspicuous prey are vulnerable to attack by naïve predators ...

Biologists can now explain why some species such as skunks use bold coloration to warn predators either that they risk being sprayed with stinky gas or getting into a vicious fight, while other ...

An international group of researchers leveraged open-access digital collections to validate an age-old hypothesis in evolutionary ecology. The classic hypothesis proposes that predators select for a ...

During fall in the mountains, ladybugs migrate uphill, forming dense overwintering populations, defended by the alkaloids of thousands of insects." Virtually everyone can identify ladybugs and most ...

Most animals have a defense mechanism, and it’s nature’s way of encouraging the species’ survival. Some include physical abilities like a squid’s blinding ink or a lizard’s detachable appendages. For ...

This jacket by Seoul design studio Shinseungback Kimyonghun is covered with camera lenses that can record assailants and broadcast the images on the internet (+ movie). Shinseungback Kimyonghun placed ...

The Aposematic Jacket is the innovative creation of designers Kim Yong Hun and Shin Seung from Shinseungback Kimyonghun. This groundbreaking piece of wearable technology pushes the boundaries of ...