Burnet Moth
by Perennou Nuridsany
Title
Burnet Moth
Artist
Perennou Nuridsany
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
The bright red and black warning colors of the Burnet Moth (Zygaena fausta) serve to make this insect deliberately conspicuous to its predators. Warning (aposematic) coloration indicates that the animal has built in defenses such as a stinger, poisonous flesh, or a capacity to strike back in some way. Zygaena fausta has extremely distasteful qualities. An inexperienced hungry predator that tries to eat this moth will experience a very unpleasant taste. Thus, it may be deterred in the future by those same bright colors.
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June 25th, 2018
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