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Color signals

Warn in red.

Animals grouped here express a similar quality through their behavior in nature. Each species still has its own principle, lesson, meaning, and field-guide page.

1 species

Red-backed Poison Frog (Ranitomeya reticulata) thumbnail image on AnimalDex

Red-backed Poison Frog

Species principle: Red Aposematism

Warn in red.

A clear color can say no before danger comes close.

Red-backed Poison Frogs use bright warning coloration associated with skin toxins, signaling to predators that they are dangerous or unpleasant to eat.

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