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The Skeptics Guide #916 - Jan 28 2023

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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Aposemitism - A Posematism

Aposemitism is how the Brits say it. It was first coined by British evolutionary biologist Edward Bagnall-Poulton. The word comes from Greek roots, apo meaning away from away and somatic which means anyone I had no idea. Not with an O with an E. S-E-M-E. Yeah. Somatic is with an O and somatic right is a little language but somatic which I had no know is danger sign. Danger. So this makes sense because aposemitism is when an animal advertises especially through its coloring that it is a dangerous animal to attack or to eat.

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