antipredator

Against being hunted

Antipredator describes adaptations, behaviors, or strategies that help animals avoid or defend against predators.

The term appears primarily in biology and ecology: antipredator defenses, antipredator behavior.

Camouflage, warning coloration, playing dead, and forming herds are all antipredator mechanisms.

The study examined antipredator responses in juvenile fish.

intimidation

hissing

Sharp sss sound

growlingDeep threatening vocalization
roaringMaking prolonged loud noise
bluffingDeceiving about one's position

charging · mobbing

escape

fleeing

Rapid escape from danger

sprintBrief maximum-speed effort
smoke-screenDeceptive concealment measure
burrowingDigging to create shelter

diving · vigilance · early-warning · herding

camouflage

concealment

Act of hiding something

countershadingCamouflage via tonal gradient
blendingCombining into uniformity
hidingStaying out of sight

masking · transparency · flatfish · stillness

armor

quills

Hollow defensive animal spikes

porcupineBarbed defensive rodent
hedgehogSpiny nocturnal mammal
echidnaEgg-laying spined mammal

shell · tortoise · armadillo · horns · carapace · rhinoceros

mimicry

eyespot

Circular marking resembling an iris

viceroyRoyal colonial governor
masqueradeDeceptive act or costume party
opossumAmerican pouch-bearing mammal

warning

yellow-jacket

Striped stinging insect

ladybugSpotted red beetle
newtSmall aquatic salamander
nudibranchsShell-less marine mollusks

poison · venom · unpalatability

Opposites

defensive vs offensive strategy

antipredatorpredatory

Exploiting the vulnerable

offensive · hunting · predation · aggressive · pursuit

prey-oriented vs predator-oriented

antipredatorforaging

Seeking wild food sources

Family

predator, predatory, predate, predators, predation, depredation

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