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ObviouslyLOL t1_itd1708 wrote

Reply to comment by DontWorryImADr in is it the case that poisonous animals tend to be colourful and if so why is it that they tend to evolve to be colourful moreso then other animals? by HumbleProdiGenius

Thanks for adding that. Regarding the Mertensian mimicry, is the non-fatal threat really needed? Whatever predator is eating this prey would also have genetic variations which dictate which foods they go after. Those with a proclivity for eating the fatal prey would die off; those without would pass on that aversion.

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