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#mimicry — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #mimicry, aggregated by home.social.

  1. Thomas @[email protected] ·

    Not a #bee - the red compound eyes make it obvious to a shrewd observer that this is a species of #fly that has evolved to mimic a bee.
    #photography #nature #evolution #insects #mimicry #camouflage

    #camouflage #mimicry #insects #evolution #nature #photography
  2. ƧƿѦςɛ♏ѦਹѤʞ @[email protected] ·

    Birds in Istanbul develop rudimentary cargo cult:
    deepnewz.com/turkey/seagull-is
    #birds #mimicry #cats #CargoCult #AnimalReligion #wildlife #animals #psychology

    #animals #psychology #birds #mimicry #cats #cargocult
  3. Bath Nature @[email protected] ·

    Six-belted Clearwing (Bembecia ichneumoniformis) moth on #Twerton Roundhill #Bath #Somerset #UK. Harmless wasp-mimic, foodplant is Bird's-foot Trefoil
    #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #ukwildlife #bathnature #ukinsects #pollinator #ukmoths #moth #moths #lepidoptera #mimicry

    #twerton #bath #somerset #uk #nature #wildlife