#mimicry — Public Fediverse posts
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Though it looks quite like one this is not a #bumblebee - it is a #hoverfly that has evolved to mimic bumblebees.
#nature #insects #photography #hoverflies #mimicry -
Though it looks quite like one this is not a #bumblebee - it is a #hoverfly that has evolved to mimic bumblebees.
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La cucaracha dominó india (Therea petiveriana) se esconde bajo la hojarasca de los bosques para evitar el calor diurno. Su patrón es una imitación de un escarabajo Anthia sexguttata, un escarabajo agresivo con químicos irritantes. 📷Vidhya Swaminathan #insectos #insects #mimetismo #mimicry
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La cucaracha dominó india (Therea petiveriana) se esconde bajo la hojarasca de los bosques para evitar el calor diurno. Su patrón es una imitación de un escarabajo Anthia sexguttata, un escarabajo agresivo con químicos irritantes. 📷Vidhya Swaminathan #insectos #insects #mimetismo #mimicry
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#Mimicry is always a cool #biology topic so this bit of #science news is a treat:
Fake zombies
As if spiders aren't creepy enough, or bug victims of the famous "The Last of Us" zombie #Cordyceps #fungus aren't creepier, we have now discovered a #spider #species which has decided its strategy for survival in this world is to simply *look* like a zombie spider fungus victim. To disgust predators and put prey at ease
It's called Taczanowskia waska
It lives in #Ecuador
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#Mimicry is always a cool #biology topic so this bit of #science news is a treat:
Fake zombies
As if spiders aren't creepy enough, or bug victims of the famous "The Last of Us" zombie #Cordyceps #fungus aren't creepier, we have now discovered a #spider #species which has decided its strategy for survival in this world is to simply *look* like a zombie spider fungus victim. To disgust predators and put prey at ease
It's called Taczanowskia waska
It lives in #Ecuador
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Please read and my new #YouTube #sciencecommunication #article about a #spectacular case of #mimicry in a #termitophilous #beetle and leave a like:
http://youtube.com/post/UgkxEHaTFQXA_Xxh53yeqX7k_STTwTbWK3Eo?si=ORm-zcT5y81HxSqzIt's about the termitophilous beetle #Austrospirachtha #carrijoi, a kleptoparasite that strikingly mimics the morphology of a #termite.
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B.Zilberman and C.M.Pires-Silva (2023)
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5336.3.8#Illustrations
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Please read and my new #YouTube #sciencecommunication #article about a #spectacular case of #mimicry in a #termitophilous #beetle and leave a like:
http://youtube.com/post/UgkxEHaTFQXA_Xxh53yeqX7k_STTwTbWK3Eo?si=ORm-zcT5y81HxSqzIt's about the termitophilous beetle #Austrospirachtha #carrijoi, a kleptoparasite that strikingly mimics the morphology of a #termite.
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B.Zilberman and C.M.Pires-Silva (2023)
https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5336.3.8#Illustrations
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Camouflage vs mimicry vs masquerade
Camouflage (Crypsis): This is the art of blending into the background so you become invisible. A green grasshopper hiding in green grass is camouflage.
Mimicry: This is when an animal evolves to look like a different living organism, usually to trick a predator into thinking it's dangerous or unpalatable. For example, a harmless moth evolving to look and buzz exactly like a stinging wasp.
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Camouflage vs mimicry vs masquerade
Camouflage (Crypsis): This is the art of blending into the background so you become invisible. A green grasshopper hiding in green grass is camouflage.
Mimicry: This is when an animal evolves to look like a different living organism, usually to trick a predator into thinking it's dangerous or unpalatable. For example, a harmless moth evolving to look and buzz exactly like a stinging wasp.
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#DailySpiderPic: found a couple of _Myrmarachne_ ant-mimic jumping spiders on the garden wall today! With their shape and coloration combined with fast staccato motion, if you're not looking closely it's easy to confuse them with their model, _Camponotus_ carpenter ants (pictured: a worker feeding on a bit of apple I gave them, also today).
#bugstodon #antstodon #arachnids #spiders #JumpingSpiders #insects #ants #mimicry #myrmecomorphy #Araneae #Salticidae #Hymenoptera #Formicidae #ArthroBeauty
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Si te parece una avispa, has sido víctima del clásico mimetismo batesiano. Ctenophora elegans es un díptero tipúlido saproxílico, es decir, se alimenta de madera en descomposición. Los sexos se diferencian por las antenas, en forma de peine en los machos. 📷Carnifex #insectos #insects #mimetismo #mimicry
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Si te parece una avispa, has sido víctima del clásico mimetismo batesiano. Ctenophora elegans es un díptero tipúlido saproxílico, es decir, se alimenta de madera en descomposición. Los sexos se diferencian por las antenas, en forma de peine en los machos. 📷Carnifex #insectos #insects #mimetismo #mimicry
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Forgive the subpar photos but I just saw an ant-mimic jumping spider (_Synageles_) investigating a crevice in a wrought-iron fence post. Antennae twitched within. The hole was already occupied by a carpenter ant (_Camponotus_ cf. _novaeboracensis_?) who did not buy the spider's disguise one bit. The last pic is the Synageles looking at me like "Did you just see that?!" It was too funny.
#DailySpiderPic #bugstodon #spiders #AntMimic #JumpingSpiders #mimicry #myrmecomorphy #ants #Araneae #Salticidae #Hymenoptera #Formicidae
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Another Ant Mimic Jumping Spider and another Asian Weaver Ant which it mimics. This is the female jumping spider. Under normal lighting, their color matches very closely too.
#Ants #Spiders #Insects #Mimicry #Nature #Photography #SriLanka #SalticidSunday #Salticidae #Formicidae
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Another Ant Mimic Jumping Spider and another Asian Weaver Ant which it mimics. This is the female jumping spider. Under normal lighting, their color matches very closely too.
#Ants #Spiders #Insects #Mimicry #Nature #Photography #SriLanka #SalticidSunday #Salticidae #Formicidae
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#SpiderSunday: sorry, haven't seen any spiders lately, just ants. Totally normal ants.
#bugstodon #spiders #AntMimic #JumpingSpiders #mimicry #myrmecomorphy #Araneae #Salticidae
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“The fundamental problem here is that #Dawkins doesn’t reflect on how these outputs have been generated. Claude’s outputs are the product of a form of #mimicry, rather than as a report of genuine #internalstates.” open.substack.com/pub/garymarc...
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@tikitu A very beautiful #photograph of the beetle #Pygopleurus #vulpes (#Glaphyridae,#Scarabaeoidea), which is native to Greece and Eastern European regions, including Romania, Russia, and Ukraine.The long, contrasting #bodyhairs of the #males are striking, serving as a form of #mimicry to protect them from predators. They mimic the appearance of a defensive #bumblebee, with which birds,for example,have had negative experiences, but also improve pollination, a benefit especially for red plants.
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@tikitu A very beautiful #photograph of the beetle #Pygopleurus #vulpes (#Glaphyridae,#Scarabaeoidea), which is native to Greece and Eastern European regions, including Romania, Russia, and Ukraine.The long, contrasting #bodyhairs of the #males are striking, serving as a form of #mimicry to protect them from predators. They mimic the appearance of a defensive #bumblebee, with which birds,for example,have had negative experiences, but also improve pollination, a benefit especially for red plants.
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Li et al. studied the genomic basis of mimicry in Epicopeiidae moths, finding that TE-driven regulatory innovation rewired developmental gene networks, facilitating the emergence of multiple mimetic forms.
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Li et al. studied the genomic basis of mimicry in Epicopeiidae moths, finding that TE-driven regulatory innovation rewired developmental gene networks, facilitating the emergence of multiple mimetic forms.
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"Humans instinctively mimic the facial expressions of monkeys and apes"
https://www.earth.com/news/humans-instinctively-mimic-the-facial-expressions-of-monkeys-and-apes/
"People don’t just recognize emotions on the faces of monkeys and apes. They also tend to copy those expressions without meaning to.
A new study suggests that, when we watch a non-human primate look playful or threatening, our own faces subtly echo what we see …"
You might be doing it right now 😮
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"Humans instinctively mimic the facial expressions of monkeys and apes"
https://www.earth.com/news/humans-instinctively-mimic-the-facial-expressions-of-monkeys-and-apes/
"People don’t just recognize emotions on the faces of monkeys and apes. They also tend to copy those expressions without meaning to.
A new study suggests that, when we watch a non-human primate look playful or threatening, our own faces subtly echo what we see …"
You might be doing it right now 😮
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#Design #Outlooks
The future of AI images · From mimicry to physics in image generation https://ilo.im/16b1x0_____
#AI #Images #Mimicry #Physics #World #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #VisualDesign #WebDesign -
#Design #Outlooks
The future of AI images · From mimicry to physics in image generation https://ilo.im/16b1x0_____
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The other behaviour I've subconciously picked up and need to try not to is the head bobble because I have zero Indian ancestry (central and southern European). #neurodivergent #mimicry #masking
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The other behaviour I've subconciously picked up and need to try not to is the head bobble because I have zero Indian ancestry (central and southern European). #neurodivergent #mimicry #masking
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How Parasitic Cuckoos Lay Host-Matching Eggs Whilst Remaining A Single Species
"Female lineages of European cuckoos lay eggs with colorful shells and intricate patterns specialized to deceive more than 100 avian hosts into fostering their chicks."
#EggShellColor #SpeciesConcepts #ornithology #birds #Mimicry #evolution #ecology #BroodParasitism https://grrlscientist.medium.com/how-parasitic-cuckoos-lay-host-matching-eggs-whilst-remaining-a-single-species-aaac2763894b
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How Parasitic Cuckoos Lay Host-Matching Eggs Whilst Remaining A Single Species
"Female lineages of European cuckoos lay eggs with colorful shells and intricate patterns specialized to deceive more than 100 avian hosts into fostering their chicks."
#EggShellColor #SpeciesConcepts #ornithology #birds #Mimicry #evolution #ecology #BroodParasitism https://grrlscientist.medium.com/how-parasitic-cuckoos-lay-host-matching-eggs-whilst-remaining-a-single-species-aaac2763894b
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How Parasitic Cuckoos Lay Host-Matching Eggs Whilst Remaining A Single Species
"Female lineages of European cuckoos lay eggs with colorful shells and intricate patterns specialized to deceive more than 100 avian hosts into fostering their chicks."
#EggShellColor #SpeciesConcepts #ornithology #birds #Mimicry #evolution #ecology #BroodParasitism https://grrlscientist.medium.com/how-parasitic-cuckoos-lay-host-matching-eggs-whilst-remaining-a-single-species-aaac2763894b
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How Parasitic Cuckoos Lay Host-Matching Eggs Whilst Remaining A Single Species
"Female lineages of European cuckoos lay eggs with colorful shells and intricate patterns specialized to deceive more than 100 avian hosts into fostering their chicks."
#EggShellColor #SpeciesConcepts #ornithology #birds #Mimicry #evolution #ecology #BroodParasitism https://grrlscientist.medium.com/how-parasitic-cuckoos-lay-host-matching-eggs-whilst-remaining-a-single-species-aaac2763894b
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How Parasitic Cuckoos Lay Host-Matching Eggs Whilst Remaining A Single Species
"Female lineages of European cuckoos lay eggs with colorful shells and intricate patterns specialized to deceive more than 100 avian hosts into fostering their chicks."
#EggShellColor #SpeciesConcepts #ornithology #birds #Mimicry #evolution #ecology #BroodParasitism https://grrlscientist.medium.com/how-parasitic-cuckoos-lay-host-matching-eggs-whilst-remaining-a-single-species-aaac2763894b
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How Parasitic Cuckoos Lay Host-Matching Eggs Whilst Remaining A Single Species
"Female lineages of European cuckoos lay eggs with colorful shells and intricate patterns specialized to deceive more than 100 avian hosts into fostering their chicks."
#EggShellColor #SpeciesConcepts #ornithology #birds #Mimicry #evolution #ecology #BroodParasitism https://grrlscientist.medium.com/how-parasitic-cuckoos-lay-host-matching-eggs-whilst-remaining-a-single-species-aaac2763894b
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Animal coloration (Zoology 🦥)
Animal coloration is the general appearance of an animal resulting from the reflection or emission of light from its surfaces. Some animals are brightly coloured, while others are hard to see. In some species, such as the peafowl, the male has strong patterns, conspicuous colours and is iridescent, while the female is far less ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_coloration
#AnimalColoration #Mimicry #Zoology #Camouflage #WarningColoration #EvolutionOfAnimals
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Animal coloration (Zoology 🦥)
Animal coloration is the general appearance of an animal resulting from the reflection or emission of light from its surfaces. Some animals are brightly coloured, while others are hard to see. In some species, such as the peafowl, the male has strong patterns, conspicuous colours and is iridescent, while the female is far less ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_coloration
#AnimalColoration #Mimicry #Zoology #Camouflage #WarningColoration #EvolutionOfAnimals
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"Like wily perfumers, a parasitic beetle’s larvae create floral aromas to lure in bees. Plants are known to cosplay as animals, but this rare discovery could be the first known example of an animal chemically mimicking a plant."
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/beetle-larvae-lure-bees-mimic-flowers
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"Like wily perfumers, a parasitic beetle’s larvae create floral aromas to lure in bees. Plants are known to cosplay as animals, but this rare discovery could be the first known example of an animal chemically mimicking a plant."
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/beetle-larvae-lure-bees-mimic-flowers
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Machine Club 2/5: Mimicry, Gina Kuhn, Remy Marc @ Club Tee Gee - 05 Feb feat. mimi cry, Remy Marc
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RE: https://mastodon.online/@globalmuseum/115849161944999694
#Moths of the #Saturniidae are characterized by #adults that camouflage with closed wings (#mimesis), but perform a #mimicry behavior, when disturbed by presenting their #eyespots. They have stunted/fully reduced #mouthparts and reproduce only. Species of genus #Automeris live mostly in the tropics/subtropics, #caterpillars can look #colorful and #bizarre and are defensive via stinging hairs. Exples: Automeris egeus or A. niepelti. The #caterpillar below might be related.
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RE: https://mastodon.online/@globalmuseum/115849161944999694
#Moths of the #Saturniidae are characterized by #adults that camouflage with closed wings (#mimesis), but perform a #mimicry behavior, when disturbed by presenting their #eyespots. They have stunted/fully reduced #mouthparts and reproduce only. Species of genus #Automeris live mostly in the tropics/subtropics, #caterpillars can look #colorful and #bizarre and are defensive via stinging hairs. Exples: Automeris egeus or A. niepelti. The #caterpillar below might be related.
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The #honeybadger is widespread in #Africa and shares #habitats with #cheetahs. Cheetah #cubs possess a #mane-like, light-colored #fur running down their back, reminiscent of the honey badger, which is highly unpopular with #predators due to its #defensive nature. R. L. Eaton (1976) concluded that the cubs #mimic the honey badger to avoid predation. #mimicry
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The #honeybadger is widespread in #Africa and shares #habitats with #cheetahs. Cheetah #cubs possess a #mane-like, light-colored #fur running down their back, reminiscent of the honey badger, which is highly unpopular with #predators due to its #defensive nature. R. L. Eaton (1976) concluded that the cubs #mimic the honey badger to avoid predation. #mimicry
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La araña saltadora Rhene flavicomans macho, que son ligeramente más grandes que las hembras, imita a las avispas con sus colores.📷Sunnyjosef #araña #spiders #mimetismo #mimicry
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La araña saltadora Rhene flavicomans macho, que son ligeramente más grandes que las hembras, imita a las avispas con sus colores.📷Sunnyjosef #araña #spiders #mimetismo #mimicry
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La araña saltadora Coccorchestes ferreus de Nueva Guinea y la península del cabo de York, Australia, imita a los escarabajos. #araña #spiders #mimetismo #mimicry
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2-Dec-2025
Moths detect bat attack signals: Ultrasonic pulse rates drive distinct escape responses
Playing specific bat-like ultrasounds can suppress moth reproduction, offering a smart way to protect crops with minimal pesticide usehttps://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1108038
#Moths even produce their own #ultrasound to jam or mimic #bat calls, see my recent feature on #deception: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/09/fake-news-in-nature.html
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Nature’s greatest method actors: the insects that cosplay bumblebees
#Science #Nature #Bees #Wildlife #Evolution #Mimicry #HoverFlies #Bumblebees #AnimalBehavior #Biology #Ecology #Insects #Research #DeceptionInNature #NaturalWorld #Animals #Wasps #Flies
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24-Oct-2025
#Moth #melanism: From British soot to China’s tea gardens -
Un caracol viviendo al límite...o no. Es la oruga Naryciodes posticalis, que habita en arces (Acer) de Japón y cuyas patas carecen de los característicos círculos de "ganchitos" en las pseudopatas.📷muyaocraft #caterpillar #orugas #lepidoptera #insectos #insects #mimetismo #mimicry
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También parece un caracol, pero es una oruga del género Carea. En cada estadio aumenta el grosor de sus segmentos torácicos. Se cree que ese engrosamiento imita una baya desagradable para no ser devorada por las aves. Aunque se muestran dispersas en las plantas, pueden ser plagas para árboles como el jambul (Syzygium cumini). 📷Rhinolin #caterpillar #orugas #lepidoptera #insectos #insects #mimetismo #mimicry
