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mimicry — [mim′ik rē] n. pl. mimicries 1. the practice or art, or an instance or way, of mimicking 2. close resemblance, in color, form, or behavior, of one organism to another or to some object in its environment, as of some insects to the leaves or twigs … English World dictionary
Mimicry — For other uses, see Mimic (disambiguation). Plate from Henry Walter Bates (1862) illustrating Batesian mimicry between Dismorphia species (top row, third row) and various Ithomiini (Nymphalidae, second row, bottom row) In … Wikipedia
mimicry — n. [Gr. mimikos, imitative] The resemblance in color or structure to other species that are distasteful or poisonous to a predator; see Batesian mimicry and Mullerian mimicry … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Evolution of color vision — Color vision, a proximate adaptation of the vision sensory modality, allows for the discrimination of light based on its wavelength components. Contents 1 Invertebrates 2 Vertebrates 3 See also 4 Referen … Wikipedia
Ant mimicry — Cricket nymph, Macroxiphus sp. Ant mimicry is mimicry of ants by other organisms. Ants are abundant all over the world, and insect predators that rely on vision to identify their prey such as birds and wasps normally avoid them, either because… … Wikipedia
Aggressive mimicry — The Humpback anglerfish uses a modified dorsal spine as a bioluminescent fishing rod to capture prey. Aggressive mimicry is a form of mimicry where predators, parasites or parasitoids share similar signals with a harmless model, allowing them to… … Wikipedia
Batesian mimicry — A form of deceptive mimicry in which a palatable species assumes the appearance of a species distasteful or poisonous to a predator; false warning color; allosematic color; pseudaposematic color; see Mullerian mimicry … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
allosematic color — Having protective coloration resembling that of dangerous or inedible species; aposematic color; Batesian mimicry; see sematic … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
pseudepisematic color — Having mimicry coloration for attractant or aggressive purposes; see episematic, sematic … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Beetle — Beetles redirects here. For the band, see The Beatles. For the car, see Volkswagen Beetle. This article is about the insect. For other uses, see Beetle (disambiguation). Beetle Temporal range: 318–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Cuckoo — For other uses, see Cuckoo (disambiguation). Cuckoo s nest redirects here. For other uses, see Cuckoo s nest (disambiguation). Cuckoos Yellow billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) … Wikipedia
