[JoeProBono]

Rare traits may offer protection, especially for salamanders

[JoeProBono]

[count-your-change]

That’s amazing! Birds grab the salamanders that are most common and easy to see. Kind of like me picking wild mushrooms.

[SunkenCiv]

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[Salamander]

“Researchers writing in the journal BMC Ecology found that birds will target salamanders that look like the majority - even reversing their behavior if a trait that was previously in the minority becomes the majority”

Every few years I change my appearance drastically to both set myself radically apart from “the norm” and befuddle those who think they know me well.

So far, no birds have eaten me.

I hereby pronounce this “valid science”.

[and a pox upon these evil “empiric evidence” sacrificers of salamanders!!!!]

[colorado tanker]

Striped salamander again, honey?

Well, they were on special, the forest was full of them. In an economy like this, you gotta scrimp.

But honey, you know unstriped is my favorite!