in nature most colorful things are venomous / poisonous, why are flowers so colorful but still harmless?
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Those bright colors on poisonous animals evolved to warn predators they are poisonous. There is no point in being poisonous if you still die, even if you take the predator down with you, a warning makes sense so you don’t get eaten in the first place.
Flowers are colorful because their entire job is to attract pollinators to help the plant reproduce.
In both cases color is used to distinguish themselves from other things.
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