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Often insects have 'warning' coloration. Like the aphids at the left, their orange coloring serves as a signal to other insects and animals to stay away. The bright coloring of these aphids warns predators of the toxic sap they have been drinking.
Deyrup, Mark 2000. Florida's Fabulous Insects. World Publications.