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Deviously Darwinian: 6 Strange Evolutionary Phenomena: Media

Life will find a way. Usually a gross one.

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newt
An Alpine newt swims underwater.
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Müllerian mimicry: butterflies
Heliconius butterflies demonstrating Müllerian mimicry, a form of mimicry...
Axel Meyer(2006) Repeating Patterns of Mimicry. PLoS Biol 4(10): e341/Public Library of Science
Sexual deception in orchids
The labellum of the mirror ophrys (Ophrys speculum). The coloring so closely...
E.S. Ross
Monarch butterfly
An adult monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) at rest.
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Termite castes.
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Liger
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