Bugs resort to several colors to protect themselves from predators

ScienceDaily
Jun 25, 2020, 10:25 am127 pts
New research has revealed for the first time that shield bugs use a variety of colors throughout their lives to avoid predators. For years it has been thought that animals living in the same environment -- like nymphs and adults of the same species -- should use similar warning colors, not different ones.

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