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572nd Show & Tell Competition: Wildlife Defense

PostPosted: Fri Nov 13, 2020 2:08 am
by cits_4_pets
Wildlife use various defenses against predictors. Any living critter, insect mammal, fish etc. have various defenses to keep them from being prey.
Examples here are all insects, but mammals, fish, birds etc. may be entered.

Darkling Ground beetle is a stinky sprayer

Camouflage

mimicking the looks of another species - monarchs taste lousy so some butterflies look like them.

Submissions will be closed on Friday the 20th of November 2020 at 2:08:09 UTC

Posting Photos for a Contest
1. Photos must be hosted on pbase.com
2. Maximum of 3 photos per contest.
3. Photos must be embedded in your post. See the following link for how to do this http://forum.pbase.com/viewtopic.php?t=18022
4. Post only medium versions of your picture using the PB-Image button
5. The host is not eligible for their own contest.
6. Any picture you've taken is eligible, regardless of date taken and camera, as long as it hasn't already won another contest.
7. You can do all the post processing you want.

Winning and Running a Contest
1. If you enter the Show and Tell Contest, please note the closing date and be sure to check back to see if you won.
2. If you win the Show and Tell Contest and cannot run the next one, please notify the person running the contest immediately, so they can notify the second place winner.
3. If you decide to run the next contest, please post the new contest within 24 hours.
4. When the contest ends, please post the winners within 24-48 hours. (If you keep an eye on entries during the week, you will have a good idea of your favorites by the time the contest ends, and be able to more quickly post your winners.)
5. If you know you will not be able to post a contest, judge it, and post winners, within these timeframes, please do not start one. Instead, notify the person running the contest, so they can pass it on to the second place winner.
6. Pick first, second, and third place winners. You may include up to 5 honorable mentions.
7. Include these rules in the body of your contest.

Competition History available at https://forum.pbase.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=42757

Re: 572nd Show & Tell Competition: Wildlife Defense

PostPosted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 3:11 am
by gillk






Gill

Re: 572nd Show & Tell Competition: Wildlife Defense

PostPosted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 3:45 am
by cjphipps_servo

572nd Show & Tell Competition: Wildlife Defense

PostPosted: Sun Nov 15, 2020 10:36 am
by jarekm





Re: 572nd Show & Tell Competition: Wildlife Defense

PostPosted: Sun Nov 15, 2020 6:16 pm
by amoxtli


Amur Leopard



Bald Eagle



Young Komodo Dragon

Re: 572nd Show & Tell Competition: Wildlife Defense

PostPosted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 6:09 am
by peterschmidtab

Goose Neck barnacles clump tightly together so that only the armored parts are exposed.


Hummingbirds are hyper-vigilant for nearby movement to prevent surprise.


Green Tree Pythons rely on color camouflage and the ability to coil securely on small limbs to stay unnoticed and inaccessible.

572nd Show & Tell Competition: Wildlife Defense

PostPosted: Mon Nov 16, 2020 6:44 pm
by grompem

Prickly stingers (Queensland, Australia)


Poisonous spine (Australia, West Coast)


Armor (Maine Lobster)

Re: 572nd Show & Tell Competition: Wildlife Defense

PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 8:16 am
by mclew
Color for a danger warning

Camoflage

Camoflage

Re: 572nd Show & Tell Competition: Wildlife Defense

PostPosted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 2:01 pm
by lambsfeathers





572nd Show & Tell Competition: Wildlife Defense

PostPosted: Wed Nov 18, 2020 7:17 pm
by kzaret
Tough skin:
Image

Sharp talons:
Image