Mimicry is the similarity of one species to another that can protect one or both of them from predators. Some examples of mimicry are bugs that camouflage themselves to look like leaves or bugs that look like sticks.
A Mimicry Adaptation
difference between aggressive mimicry and protective mimicry
Mimicry is the action of mimicking someone or something. One of her few strengths was her skill at mimicry.
Mimicry in animals, is when an insect will act as another insect, in appearance and/or behavior, to avoid detection from predators. Batesian Mimicry is when a harmless organism mimics a harmful organism in order to trick predators. Examples of this would be the Scarlet King Snake, and The Eastern Coral Snake.
I had to laugh out loud when a co-worker told me that imitation is the highest form of mimicry. Less than normal-sized cuttlefish get their chance to mate without being eaten by their larger competition through the use of some very clever mimicry. The mimicry of the mockingbird is well known.
A butterfly looks like a flower, so the other animals won't eat it.
No a caterpillar is a mimicry
A Mimicry Adaptation
There are many examples such as the viceroy butterfly (which is patterned very similar to toxic monarch butterflies).
difference between aggressive mimicry and protective mimicry
Just two examples of mimicry is a stick insect, whose shape resembles a stick, thereby hoping to be overlooked by a predator. There are certain harmless insects that wear the black and yellow warning stripes of a (stinging) wasp.
Mimicry is the action of mimicking someone or something. One of her few strengths was her skill at mimicry.
Mimicry can help animals survive by allowing the animal to avoid being eaten. It can act like a predator and scare away its own predators. There are many such examples of animals acting like something else to survive.
dolphins use mimicry not camoflauge
A parrot is a bird that is known for its mimicry.
Many species practice mimicry.
No. Platypuses do not exhibit any form of mimicry.