In nature, red and black are either seductive or warn of danger, depending on the species.
Red and black take on special meanings in nature. Red, which some plumage is adorned with, is a powerful instrument of seduction. But when combined with black, this bright colour becomes synonymous with deterrence, designed to ward off potential predators by warning them of immediate danger.
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Portrait of Southern Ground-hornbill Masai Mara NR in Kenya
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Gros plan d'une Coccinelle à sept points en vol France
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Platy (Xiphophorus maculatus) male 'Red Tuxedo''
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Black Swan (Cygnus atratus) on water and its reflection, France
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Giraffe weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) male on a leaf, Andasibe (Périnet), Alaotra-Mangoro Region, [...]
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Great frigatebird (Fregata minor) male displaying, Isla Genovesa, Galapagos Islands
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Magnificent Frigatebird (Fregata magnificens) sitting on brushwood and mating with bloated throat [...]
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Magnificent fregate bird (Fregata magnificens) sitting on brushwood and mating with bloated throat [...]
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Fire bug (Pyrrhocoris apterus), brachypterous form, on Lemon verbena (Aloysia triphylla), Gard, [...]
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Southern Ground Hornbill with preys Masai Mara Kenya
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Red-winged Blackbird male calling New York USA
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Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) male
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Portrait of a male Southern Ground Hornbill South Africa
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on a branch Pantanal Brazil
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Scarlet Mormon (Papilio rumanzovia) male closed wings on a flower, Greenhouse of the botanical [...]
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Bateleur (Terathopius ecaudatus), native to Africa, Adlerwarte Berlebeck, Detmold, North [...]
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Tortoise beetle (Dorynota truncata) on a leaf, Montagne de Fer, French Guiana
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Harlequin poison-dart frog (Oophaga histrionica)
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False Coral Snake on ground - French Guiana [...]
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Splash-backed poison frog (Adelphobates galactonotus) on black background
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Red-billed Tripterygion Calanques of Cassis France
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Picture-winged leaf moth (Glanycus coendersi), imago on leaf, Kinabalu NP, Borneo, Malaisia
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Iule wrapped around on him even in defensive position
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Southern Red Bishop (Euplectes orix) male singing, Western Cape, South Africa
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Portrait of a black Swan on a green water bottom Australia
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Scarlet-headed Blackbird (Amblyramphus holosericeus) perched on a branch, Pantanal, Brazil
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Froghopper (Cercopis vulnerata) on a stem in spring, Moselle, France
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Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus hesperus) - Female - Arizona - Characterized by a a bright [...]
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Red-winged Blackbird male calling New York USA
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Ladybird spider on Lichens
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Black swan (Cygnus atratus) swimming in the water, Spain, Europe
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Splashback Poison Frog Studio ; Origin: Brazil
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Red-headed Manakin (Ceratopipra rubrocapilla), in Cariacica, Espírito Santo - Brazil. Atlantic [...]
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Scarlet-headed blackbird on a branch Brazil
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Red-billed Tripterygion Calanques of Cassis France
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Checkered Beetle (Trichodes alvearius) eytres open, ready to fly, France.
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Red-faced Black Spider Monkey in Brazil
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Checkered Beetle (Trichodes alvearius) on a spurge flower (Euphorbia sp) in Forcalquier, [...]
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Redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti), Koghi, New-Caledonia
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Red-and-black striped shieldbugs (Graphosoma italicum) feeding on umbellifer seedhead, Gers, France
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Black Cygnus (Cygnus atratus) escaped from captivity having regained their freedom, Delta de la [...]
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epalzeorhynchos erythrurus