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Pretty Nasty Insects

  • March 27, 2013
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Some insects have bright markings to warn predators that they’re poisonous or just taste gross. Examples include millipedes, the milkweed bug, and velvet ants. The technical term is aposematism, and it is also found in other animals, like poison dart frogs and skunks.

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