Large milkweed bugs (Oncopeltus fasciatus) mating on seed pod of butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) in late September. Bold red and black markings wa

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Large milkweed bugs (Oncopeltus fasciatus) mating on seed pod of butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) in late September. Bold red and black markings warn potential predators that the bugs taste bad (due to ingestion of chemicals from plant in milkweed family).

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Photo credit: © Gerry Bishop / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: asclepias, bugs, butterfly, coloration, fasciatus, milkweed, oncopeltus, pods, seed, toxicity, tuberosa, warning, weed