D C Fitzgerald on Nostr: Black-and-Red Froghopper (Cercopis vulnerata). The bold black-and-red patterning ...

Black-and-Red Froghopper (Cercopis vulnerata). The bold black-and-red patterning serves as a warning to potential predators like birds that the insect secretes a bitter, foul-tasting fluid. #bugs #insects #biology #animals #nature