Monday, June 27, 2011

Aposematic Coloration


This is a picture of a wasp -- Sorry that it is not too clear. I didn't want to get too close!
The yellow coloring on the wasp is aposematic coloration that acts as a warning for his painful sting.

Polistes fuscatus pallipes

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Westborough, MA

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