@ancient_catbus this is why everyone, but espechally Trans and nonbinary people should be allowed to and eligible to open carry...

#Deterrence works like #Aposematism...

@johnmacintosh
https://nitter.nl/stringy/status/1062994191339286528

#Aposematism

@emilygorcenski or do you really expect @TenaciousUnicornRanch and others to just sit idle and wait to get hatecrime'd?

Facists won't obey the laws anyway because they'll get away with literal felonies.

So it's only fair for those targeted by them to choose all the legal options to create a deterrence or at the very least make the odds worse for the attackers.

It's like #Aposematism really...

More people should be familiar with aposematism.

... maybe then, politicians and arseholes would stop hassling the #LGBTQ community... #smh

#Aposematism

Here is a better phone snap of the velvet ant.

#ant #NotAnt #aposematism #FAFO
#CoolShitYouSeeInTheDesert

Wednesday’s #InverteFest is…a Locust Borer! I found this #Megacyllene robiniae in a field of #Salidago spp. (#Goldenrod ). on the sidelines of a construction site in Lawrenceville, #Pittsburgh PA. I am in love with #Cerambycidae for obvious reasons - but this one is particularly interesting because of their #Aposematism. Lots of insects take on the likeness of wasps and bees because predators associate them with stingers or chemical defenses - neither of which the Locust Borer has. They feed on goldenrod pollen and have the most adorable dense setae.

@ellenor2000 :thinking_rotate:

I'm not shure unless you want to go full #aposematism on reactionaries, which is a valid and proven strategy
:exclamation_rainbow: :fs_yay:

Sometimes the most beautiful colors are not to be seen : counter-intuitive case of #cryptism is iridescent #beetle. #science #biology #entomology #insect #aposematism #predation
📄 Kjernsmo et al. (2020) Iridescence as camouflage. Current Biology http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.12.013