Deimatic displays are made by insects including the praying mantises (Mantodea) and stick insects (Phasmatodea). While undisturbed, these insects are usually well camouflaged. When disturbed by a potential predator, … See more

Both spiders and scorpions are venomous, so their threat displays can be considered generally aposematic. However, some predators such as hedgehogs and spider-hunting wasps ( See more

In a study of the rattling made by rattlesnakes of different species, the Canadian zoologists Brock Fenton and Lawrence Licht found … See more

• Animal coloration
• Cheating (biology)
• Deception in animals
• Signalling theory See more

Deimatic behaviour is found in cephalopods including the common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis, squid such as the Caribbean reef … See more

Among vertebrates, the Australian frill-necked lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii) has a startling display in which wide semicircular frills on either side of the head are fanned out; the … See more

• Cott, Hugh B. (1940). Adaptive Coloration in Animals. London: Methuen.
• Edmunds, Malcolm (1974). Defence in Animals. Longman. ISBN 978-0-582-44132-3 See more