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Granular frogs present a bright colour on their skin. This indicates that they are highly poisonous and therefore the predators stay away from them. This is an example of ___.

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Aposematism is an antipredator adaptation where an organism displays warning signs to a potential predator, warning them against eating them. In this case, the granular frog warns the predators by having bright colors on the body. Bright colors on the skin is usually associated with poisonous organisms and therefore predators avoid them.

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