Like everything in nature, those bright colors serve specific purposes. Some animals use their fur and feathers as camouflage to hide from predators. Jaguars, lynxes, wolves, foxes, and hares are ...
An evolutionary trait almost always occurs for a reason; this raises the question of why animals would gain the ability to see distinctions in bright color long before they would need to.
Bright hues of red, purple, and orange signal health and genetic fitness, drawing the attention of potential mates. Among the masters of color in nature, the orchid mantis stands out. This ...
This year the colors have been especially brilliant. There is one such very bright red shrub that is commonly found in many landscapes, Euonymus alatus, aka Burning Bush. Despite its brilliant red ...