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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Giant Leaf-tailed gecko - side view, Marojejy, Madagascar -
Giant Leaf-tailed gecko, Marojejy, Madagascar -
Caterpilla of Geometridae, Masoala NP, Madagascar -
Dead-leaf mimic mantis (Miracanthops sp.) hanging upside-down at night near Iquitos, Peru -
Dead-leaf mimic mantis (Acanthops sp.) hanging upside-down from a twig at night near Iquitos, Peru -
A Satanic Leaf-tailed Gecko (Uroplatus phantasticus) doing its very best dead leaf impression -
Calynda bicuspis has found a hammock -
Thirsty Leaf -
Junonia almana javana Peacock pansy -
butterfly -
Butterfly -
Phyllodesma ilicifolia -
Pseudophyllus titan -
Heurodes porculus -
A twig habitat -
Conehead mantis -
Wasp mimic hoverfly -
Hornet mimic hoverfly -
African Moon Moth -
Satanic Leaf Tailed Gecko, a natural wonder -
Smell is in the air -
Wasp Beetle, master of deception -
Two snakes popping out -
Common Mormon butterfly (female)