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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Hornet mimic hoverfly - Volucella zonaria -
Wasp-mimic Cranefly -
Velvet-Ant Mimic Spider - Myrmarachne sp (?) -
Ctenophora ornata - male -
Wasp mimicking crane fly - Ctenophora ornata -
Wasp mimicking crane fly - Ctenophora ornata -
Philippines Dead Leaf Mantis - Deroplatys philippinica -
Mouhot's Rolled-Leaf Spider - Poltys mouhoti -
Dead Leaf Mimicking Grasshopper -
Bird's Dropping Crab Spider - Phrynarachne sp -
Giant Leaf Insect - Pulchriphyllium giganteum -
Stick Insect, Phasmid - Hermagoras sigillatus -
Stick Insect, Phasmid - Obrimus bicolanus -
Whip Coral Shrimp - Pontonides unciger -
Lomanotus vermiforis Sea Slug -
Sawblade Shimp (Tozeuma_armatum) -
Wrap-around Spider ( Dolophones conifera) -
Giant Dead Leaf Mantis -
Stick Insect, Phasmid -
Mottled Wood Owl -
ant-mimic spiders vs ant -
Cyrtarachne bufo -
Cyrtarachne inaequalis -
Stick Insect, Phasmid - Paraloxopsis korystes