"Marine molluscs such as sea hares, cuttlefish, squid and octopuses give themselves a last chance to escape" followed by: "In response to a predator, these animals release ink" Do all the groups listed do this?
"There are two classical types of defensive mimicry: Batesian and Mullerian. Both involve aposematic coloring, or warning signals, to avoid being attacked by a predator." Needs citation.
"An example of this may perhaps be seen in the zebra." The uncertainty about stripe function could maybe be better conveyed by saying "may be seen in the zebra according to one theory" or some such.
The scope " mechanisms developed through evolution that assist prey organisms in their constant struggle against predators" seems rather broad, so I have thought of some things that seem to be absent but fall within the scope.
Gliding also seems to have evolved several times to avoid predators, isn't it within the scope as well? Perhaps could be covered under a section about escape by locomotion in general, which isn't really covered either.
Good catch, all the books focus on the interesting special cases, but of course flight (running away) is a basic mechanism. Added a section. Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:55, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
How about warning sounds? Mentioned a few places in the articles, but it could maybe warrant its own section?
Some features get multiparagraph explanations, while others only get a single. I'd expect it to be more balanced, as more could surely be written about these? Some features are explained by several examples, while others get few, which seems a bit arbitrary.
"Some species of octopus can mimic a selection of other animals by changing their skin color, skin pattern and body motion. When a damselfish attacks an octopus, the octopus mimics a banded sea-snake.[42] The model chosen varies with the octopus's predator and habitat.[43] Most of these octopuses use Batesian mimicry, selecting an organism repulsive to predators as a model.[44][45]" Doesn't this make more sense under camouflage?
Yes, what I meant is that it now seems a bit misplaced under chemical defence, though chemicals are somehow involved. FunkMonk (talk) 19:13, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]