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milkweed beetle
The bright red-orange of milkweed bugs (Oncopeltus fasciatus) warns would-be predators that they are poisonous, having accumulated toxins from the milkweed plant's sap.
The bright red-orange of milkweed bugs (Oncopeltus fasciatus) warns would-be predators that they are poisonous, having accumulated toxins from the milkweed plant's sap.