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 6 years ago
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A leaf-mimic katydid (Roxelana crassicornis) at night near Iquitos, Peru -
Parobrimus monstrosus -
Horama panthalon -
Colours of Autumn Leaf -
Clytus rhamni -
Phasmid/Stick Insect -
Hornet moth -
Orange oakleaf -
Torpedo Bug - Siphanta Acura -
Streblote - side closeup, Andasibe, Madagascar -
Owlfly larva lichen mimick, Andasibe, Madagascar -
Hornet moth -
Cannibal!! -
Ant-mimicking crab spider crushing an ant, Orito, Colombia -
Giant leaf-tailed Gecko, Pyreras Reserve, Madagascar -
Stick Insect, Phasmid - Orthonecroscia keatsooni -
Libythea celtis -
Leptynia attenuata -
Waiting for the kill -
Rhene flavicomans, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka -
Peromatus notatus -
Find the Fish! - Engyprosopon macrolepis -
Depressed Spider Crab (Xenocarcinus depressus) -
Giuliana the Ghost Mantis