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.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimicry
Jivko Nakev created this list 11 years ago
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Stick Insect, Phasmid - Diacanthoidea diacanthos -
Stick Insect, Phasmid - Phenacephorus sepilokensis -
Xeno Crab - Xenocarcinus tuberculatus -
Leaf Insect - Phyllium philippinicum -
Wasp mimic hoverfly - Volucella inanis -
Mimic Octopus -
Stick Insect, Phasmid - Phobaeticus foliatus -
Stick Insect, Phasmid - Haaniella grayii -
Stick Insect, Phasmid - Pylaemenes mitratus -
Anolis capito (Pug-nosed anole) -
Peruvian shield mantis (Choeradodis rhombicollis) -
Lichen katydid (Markia hystrix) -
Forest Leaf Grasshopper -
Stick Insect, Phasmid - Calvisia (Viridocalvisia) marmorata -
Leaf Insect -
Margin Winged Stick Insect nymphal female (Ctenomorpha marginipennis) -
Crown Stick Insect adult female (Onchestus rentzi) -
Gathering of Giant Prickly Stick Insects at butterfly park, the Netherlands -
Spiny Leaf Insect nymphal female -
Hornet mimic hoverfly -
Gongylus gongylodes -
Leaf katydid (Typophyllum lunatum) -
leaf beetle flower mimic -
Stumpffia analanjirofo closeup, Nosy Mangabe, Madagascar