To warn or to hide from predators? New computer simulation provides answers

Scientists have understood quite well why so many poisonous or bad-tasting animals have brightly colored bodies—the colors send a message to the predators: "Don't eat me, or you'll get sick and die." These permanent warning signals became textbook examples of 'aposematism,' which is the use of conspicuous signals to warn predators.

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