NBII - Digital Image Library - Interactions Among Species: Defense

Defense: poisons & more

Defense: Poisons & More

Camouflaged, toxic, venomous….there are many species out there that, in order to survive, have evolved means of defense, which sometimes can be used also for attack.

Saddleback Caterpillar (Acharia stimulea)
Photographer: Thomas A. Hermann
Saddleback Caterpillar (Acharia stimulea)
Photographer: Thomas A. Hermann
Saddleback Caterpillar (Acharia stimulea)
Photographer: Thomas A. Hermann
Saddleback Caterpillar (Acharia stimulea) with Wasp Cocoons
Photographer: Thomas A. Hermann
Saddleback Caterpillar (Acharia stimulea) with Wasp Cocoons
Photographer: Thomas A. Hermann
Saddleback Caterpillar (Acharia stimulea) with Wasp Cocoons
Photographer: Thomas A. Hermann
Prickly Acacia Flowers (Acacia nilotica)
Photographer: Elizabeth A. Sellers
Indian Jujube Thorns (Ziziphus mauritiana lam)
Photographer: Elizabeth A. Sellers
Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)
Photographer: John J. Mosesso
Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)
Photographer: John J. Mosesso
Porcupine palm (Aiphanes sp.)
Photographer: Randolph Femmer
Strawberry Poison Frog (Oophaga pumilio)
Photographer: John J. Mosesso