Large milkweed bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus) nymphs and adults on a milkweed plant (Asclepias syriaca). The nymphs absorb toxins from feeding on the milkweed that make them distasteful to predators. Their bright orange colour serves as a warning of this. Photographed in Ohio, USA. | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Matulavich, Peter |
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Länge: | 7 Sekunden |
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