Mimicry - a way to survive
In evolutionary biology, mimicry is a similarity of one species to another which protects one or both.[1] This similarity can be in appearance, behaviour, sound, scent or location. Mimics are found in the same areas as their models.
Please read further:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimicry
Jivko Nakev created this list 11 years ago
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wasp mimicking moth -
Snowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis) -
Twig Mimic Geometrid Caterpillar -
Viceroy -
Eastern Black Swallowtail Caterpillar -
Northern Walkingstick -
Toxomerus geminatus -
Beautiful Wood-Nymph - Eudryas grata -
Black-and-Yellow Lichen Moth -
Orange-patched Smoky Moth (Pyromorpha dimidiata) -
Mocker swallowtail -
Mimetic moth -Eupithecia sp. -
Pennisetia hylaeiformis -
Tree Stump Spider, Poltys illepidus Smith -
Defensive posture - female -
Poecilesthus cf. fasciatus - Zebra Beetle / Besouro-Zebra (Fabricius, 1781) -
![Ant Mimic Spider [male] Gunjur, KA Geotagged,India,Kerengga ant-like jumper,Myrmaplata plataleoides,Winter,ant mimic,closeup,deceive,details,macro,spider,wild](https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2167/57806_small.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=IZuvespqp0YvWaIhYJc4kwA7hVk%3D)
Ant Mimic Spider [male] -
Bee-like Robber Fly -
Walkingstick -
Black bark mantid female ( Paraoxypilus tasmaniensis ) ready to strike. -
Paectes oculatrix - Eyed Paectes Moth -
Spider Face Leaf- rolling Cricket female( ovipositor visible) -
Robber fly (Daptolestes limbipennis) -
Moss Mantis, Inírida, Colombia