aposematic coloration

• Terme biologique désignant des couleurs ou marques vives et voyantes chez un animal, servant de signal d'avertissement aux prédateurs pour indiquer que l'animal est toxique, dangereux ou immangeable.

A biological term referring to bright, conspicuous colors or markings on an animal that serve as a warning signal to predators, indicating that the animal is toxic, venomous, or otherwise dangerous or unpalatable.

1. Warning colorationC2formal

   Bright or conspicuous colors displayed by an animal to warn predators that it is toxic, dangerous, or unpalatable.

   coloration aposématique

   • The bright red and black stripes of the coral snake are a classic example of aposematic coloration.
   • Poison dart frogs use aposematic coloration to signal their toxicity to predators.
   • Many insects, like ladybugs, exhibit aposematic coloration to avoid being eaten.