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Beware of the dog (also rendered as Beware of dog) is a warning sign posted at the entrance to a building or other private area indicating that a dangerous dog is within. Such signs may be placed to deter burglary even if there is no dog, or if the dog is not actually a competent guard dog.
The carbon dioxide (marked with a darker color) gathers in the lower part of the cave. The Cave of Dogs (Italian: Grotta del Cane) is a cave near Naples, Italy. Volcanic gases seeping into the cave give the air inside a high concentration of carbon dioxide. Dogs held inside would faint; at one time this was a tourist attraction.
Unpalatability, broadly understood, can be created in a variety of ways. Some insects such as the ladybird or tiger moth contain bitter-tasting chemicals, [14] while the skunk produces a noxious odor, and the poison glands of the poison dart frog, the sting of a velvet ant or neurotoxin in a black widow spider make
Mimicry means that one species of animal resembles another species closely enough to deceive predators. To evolve, the mimicked species must have warning coloration, because appearing to be bitter-tasting or dangerous gives natural selection something to work on. Once a species has a slight, chance, resemblance to a warning coloured species ...
This handsome prehistoric-looking palm is the most dangerous houseplant on the list for dogs, says Dr. Wismer. Sometimes sago palm is not labeled when you purchase it, but it contains cycasin and ...
Examples include many moth, butterfly, and fish species that have "eye-spots". These are large dark markings that help prey escape by causing predators to attack a false target. For example, the gray hairstreak (Strymon melinus) shows the false head at its rear; it has a better chance of surviving an attack to that part than an attack to the head.
Much like an electric dog fence, where the dog only goes so far then stops, the prayers work in much the same way. The evil can only go so far, then is stopped. Annabelle is a dangerous doll.'
Archaeologists recently made a discovery that has all the trappings of an “Indiana Jones” escapade: a cave, a large boulder, centuries-old artifacts and human remains.