mimicry: Quick Facts

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Müllerian mimicry: butterflies

Myrmarachne formicaria, an ant mimic jumping spider with an orange and black body, stands on a green leaf in Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Cuckoo behavior

Müllerian mimicry: coral snakes

Cape sundew trap

slender pitcher plant

Brood parasitism

paradise whydah

Close-up of a Fly Orchid (Ophrys insectifera) with a dark maroon, insect-shaped flower and dewdrops on green sepals, photographed in the Isar river flood plains, Bavaria.

Sexual deception in orchids

Observe how an Anglerfish uses its unique anatomy to imitate a wriggling worm to lure in prey

See how sea creatures have evolved different adaptations to both catch prey and avoid becoming prey

Try to find brown leaf and leaf-blemish katydids as they mimic their surroundings for camouflage

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