SharkD wrote:
> Another way to look at it is that poisonous animals 

[snip]

Yes, now *that* makes sense. I knew there had to be a reasonable progression 
of changes.  I hadn't really integrated the idea of the predators evolving 
in step with the prey.

> Finally, only animals that are poisonous *when eaten* (or maybe, low on 
> the food chain) tend to be brightly-colored. Animals that use poison to 
> *kill their prey* (or, high on the food chain) are not brightly-colored.

That I'd noticed, yes.

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