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Chemical (odor, taste, etc.) (26)
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- Sense signals/environmental cues
- Enzyme produces red bioluminescence: railroad worm
- Lipochromes create red feathers: scarlet macaw
- Carotenoids create yellow color: American goldfinch
- Microscopic plates produce interference colors: copepods
- Eyes give 360˚ vision: chameleon
- Wings have bright colors: African swallowtail butterfly
- Light attracts fish: skimmer birds
- Gular pouch used to attract mate: frigatebird
- Lure attracts prey: anglerfish
- Scales create brilliant white: Cyphochilus beetles
- Pigment granules create colors: damselflies
- Body surfaces reflect light to create colors: jewel beetles
- Hairs create colors: weevils
- Luciferin molecules create bioluminescence: Pyrophorus beetle
- Defense mechanism deters predators: wood snakes
- Rapid color change used for protection: cuttlefish
- Moving cilia create iridescence: comb jellies
- 'Bombs' distract predators: green bomber worms
- Skin lights up when touched: swimming sea cucumber
- Bioluminescence protects from predation: dinoflagellates
- Light helps capture insects: glow worms
- Light used for camouflage: hatchet fish
- Secretions distract predators: earthworm
- Scales enhance wing color: swordtail butterfly
- Flowers increase pollen transfer: orchids
- Light used for camouflage: velvet belly lantern shark
- Microstructures produce iridescent colors: hummingbird
- Reflectance causes white color: cabbage butterfly
- Nanofibers produce color: blue penguin
- Shell amplifies bioluminescence: clusterwink snail
- Hormones regulate light emission: velvet belly lantern shark
- Fruit skin has bright blue pointillist appearance: marble berry
