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Yesterday's beetle was green with white spots, today's red with black spots. Oh, the variety.
The milkweed beetle eats milkweed leaves, thus filling itself with toxic milky sap. The red color warns predator birds that it is unpalatable, so it has no need to hide itself away.
- Photos taken at Ijams Nature Center
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010
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