PhilGoetz comments on Two Truths and a Lie - Less Wrong

59 Post author: Psychohistorian 23 December 2009 06:34AM

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Comment author: PhilGoetz 24 December 2009 04:55:50AM 4 points [-]

Birds, which fly, or which descend from birds who flew, are often brighly colored. Animals that don't fly are seldom brightly colored. A major exception is animals or insects that are poisonous. Natural selection handles this pretty well.