Deviously Darwinian: 6 Strange Evolutionary Phenomena

2. aposematism

Wearing bright orange usually signifies one thing in the human world: residence at a correctional facility. In the lower orders of the animal world, orange, and other bright colors like red and yellow, signify scaryness of a different sort. Like: “If you eat me, you will be vomiting for the next day or so. If you don’t die,” or “Back off, or I will sting the bejeezus out of you.” The phenomenon is known as aposematism. Some nocturnal millipedes even advertise their toxicity by way of bioluminescence.