#mimicry — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.europesays.com/ie/468244/ Study: Butterflies and Moths Have Reused Same Genetic Toolkit for 120 Million Years #Butterfly #Chetone #Coloration #ConvergentEvolution #Cretaceous #DNA #Éire #Evolution #Gene #Genome #Heliconius #IE #Ireland #Ithomiini #Lepidoptera #Mimicry #Moth #Science #SouthAmerica

@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.

@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.

@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.

@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.

@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.

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.

🔗 https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msag060

#evobio #molbio #mimicry

"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 😮

#Monkeys #Apes #Primates #Emotions #Mimicry

uncovering-cicada.fandom.com/wiki/SPOOF_vs_B00M vk.com/@q.anon-accromym-bye-ciao-ciao #QANON #CICADA3301 #SPOOFING #MIMICRY #OFFENSVERETROGRADED #ANTIPEDO #PSYDOPE #SPYWAR #PSYRAW #MINDCONTROL #SECRETSERVICE #CAIO #ICAO #ACIO #CIAOCIAOBYE @QTHESTORMM @qeric_trump @qth3creator @NIMH48536764 @Baughb403 @J17dark #CTF007 #hello #alienation #disclosure #crazyasfuck

#Design #Outlooks
The future of AI images · From mimicry to physics in image generation https://ilo.im/16b1x0

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#AI #Images #Mimicry #Physics #World #ProductDesign #UxDesign #UiDesign #VisualDesign #WebDesign

"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

#Beetles #Larva #Bees #Plants #Biology #Scents #Mimicry

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.
© text S.F.Wirth,2026

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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©#StefanFWirth 2026

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https://doi.org/10.2307/2407827

#Pics
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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

La araña saltadora Coccorchestes ferreus de Nueva Guinea y la península del cabo de York, Australia, imita a los escarabajos. #araña #spiders #mimetismo #mimicry

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
https://the-14.com/natures-greatest-method-actors-the-insects-that-cosplay-bumblebees/

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
https://the-14.com/natures-greatest-method-actors-the-insects-that-cosplay-bumblebees/

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
https://the-14.com/natures-greatest-method-actors-the-insects-that-cosplay-bumblebees/

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
https://the-14.com/natures-greatest-method-actors-the-insects-that-cosplay-bumblebees/

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
https://the-14.com/natures-greatest-method-actors-the-insects-that-cosplay-bumblebees/

24-Oct-2025
#Moth #melanism: From British soot to China’s tea gardens

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1103271

#science #mimicry #pigmentation #lepidoptera #ecology

Suggestion art, of an apple mimic.
#apple #creature #creaturedesign #creaturedesign #fruit #traditionalart #traditionalart #spider #arachnid #arachnoid #mimic #mimicry #insectoid #originalart #original #art

my latest feature in #CurrentBiology is about #FakeNews and #deception in nature:

https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/09/fake-news-in-nature.html #science #ecology #mimicry #pheromones #ultrasound #insects

NICE ANT (nymph of broad-headed bug species 'Neomegalotomus parvus') my guess would be they're mimicking the abundant Camponotus in the area (second picture) #mimicry #biodiversity #ants #heteroptera Moyobamba, Peru #iNaturalist www.inaturalist.org/observations...

Saw this extremely convincing wasp-mimicking hoverfly, _Spilomyia_ (https://bugguide.net/node/view/3288), on the goldenrod in the garden today! Then on the way to the store saw plenty of the "model", _Ancistrocerus_ wasps (https://bugguide.net/node/view/6812), also on goldenrod.

#bugstodon #insects #wasps #flies #mimicry #Hymenoptera #Vespidae #Eumeninae #Diptera #Syrphidae #Eristalinae

Saw this extremely convincing wasp-mimicking hoverfly, _Spilomyia_ (https://bugguide.net/node/view/3288), on the goldenrod in the garden today! Then on the way to the store saw plenty of the "model", _Ancistrocerus_ wasps (https://bugguide.net/node/view/6812), also on goldenrod.

#bugstodon #insects #wasps #flies #mimicry #Hymenoptera #Vespidae #Eumeninae #Diptera #Syrphidae #Eristalinae

Saw this extremely convincing wasp-mimicking hoverfly, _Spilomyia_ (https://bugguide.net/node/view/3288), on the goldenrod in the garden today! Then on the way to the store saw plenty of the "model", _Ancistrocerus_ wasps (https://bugguide.net/node/view/6812), also on goldenrod.

#bugstodon #insects #wasps #flies #mimicry #Hymenoptera #Vespidae #Eumeninae #Diptera #Syrphidae #Eristalinae

Saw this extremely convincing wasp-mimicking hoverfly, _Spilomyia_ (https://bugguide.net/node/view/3288), on the goldenrod in the garden today! Then on the way to the store saw plenty of the "model", _Ancistrocerus_ wasps (https://bugguide.net/node/view/6812), also on goldenrod.

#bugstodon #insects #wasps #flies #mimicry #Hymenoptera #Vespidae #Eumeninae #Diptera #Syrphidae #Eristalinae

Saw this extremely convincing wasp-mimicking hoverfly, _Spilomyia_ (https://bugguide.net/node/view/3288), on the goldenrod in the garden today! Then on the way to the store saw plenty of the "model", _Ancistrocerus_ wasps (https://bugguide.net/node/view/6812), also on goldenrod.

#bugstodon #insects #wasps #flies #mimicry #Hymenoptera #Vespidae #Eumeninae #Diptera #Syrphidae #Eristalinae

For this #FridayFlyday: today I was browsing around trying to ID a fly and inadvertently discovered these. Ant-mimicking flies, genus _Myrmecothea_. Now I've seen it all. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/132235-Myrmecothea

Photos:
- Katja Schulz https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/139649 :CreativeCommons: :cc_by:
- Louis Burns https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/292460732 :CreativeCommons: :cc_by: :cc_nc_us:
- Jane Waters https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/18914443 :CreativeCommons: :cc_by: :cc_nc_us: :cc_sa:
- Mark Faherty :CreativeCommons: :cc_by: :cc_nc_us:

#FlyFriday #bugstodon #flies #insects #Diptera #Ulidiidae #iNaturalist #mimicry #myrmecomorphy

For this #FridayFlyday: today I was browsing around trying to ID a fly and inadvertently discovered these. Ant-mimicking flies, genus _Myrmecothea_. Now I've seen it all. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/132235-Myrmecothea

Photos:
- Katja Schulz https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/139649 :CreativeCommons: :cc_by:
- Louis Burns https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/292460732 :CreativeCommons: :cc_by: :cc_nc_us:
- Jane Waters https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/18914443 :CreativeCommons: :cc_by: :cc_nc_us: :cc_sa:
- Mark Faherty :CreativeCommons: :cc_by: :cc_nc_us:

#FlyFriday #bugstodon #flies #insects #Diptera #Ulidiidae #iNaturalist #mimicry #myrmecomorphy

For this #FridayFlyday: today I was browsing around trying to ID a fly and inadvertently discovered these. Ant-mimicking flies, genus _Myrmecothea_. Now I've seen it all. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/132235-Myrmecothea

Photos:
- Katja Schulz https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/139649 :CreativeCommons: :cc_by:
- Louis Burns https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/292460732 :CreativeCommons: :cc_by: :cc_nc_us:
- Jane Waters https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/18914443 :CreativeCommons: :cc_by: :cc_nc_us: :cc_sa:
- Mark Faherty :CreativeCommons: :cc_by: :cc_nc_us:

#FlyFriday #bugstodon #flies #insects #Diptera #Ulidiidae #iNaturalist #mimicry #myrmecomorphy

For this #FridayFlyday: today I was browsing around trying to ID a fly and inadvertently discovered these. Ant-mimicking flies, genus _Myrmecothea_. Now I've seen it all. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/132235-Myrmecothea

Photos:
- Katja Schulz https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/139649 :CreativeCommons: :cc_by:
- Louis Burns https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/292460732 :CreativeCommons: :cc_by: :cc_nc_us:
- Jane Waters https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/18914443 :CreativeCommons: :cc_by: :cc_nc_us: :cc_sa:
- Mark Faherty :CreativeCommons: :cc_by: :cc_nc_us:

#FlyFriday #bugstodon #flies #insects #Diptera #Ulidiidae #iNaturalist #mimicry #myrmecomorphy

For this #FridayFlyday: today I was browsing around trying to ID a fly and inadvertently discovered these. Ant-mimicking flies, genus _Myrmecothea_. Now I've seen it all. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/132235-Myrmecothea

Photos:
- Katja Schulz https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/139649 :CreativeCommons: :cc_by:
- Louis Burns https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/292460732 :CreativeCommons: :cc_by: :cc_nc_us:
- Jane Waters https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/18914443 :CreativeCommons: :cc_by: :cc_nc_us: :cc_sa:
- Mark Faherty :CreativeCommons: :cc_by: :cc_nc_us:

#FlyFriday #bugstodon #flies #insects #Diptera #Ulidiidae #iNaturalist #mimicry #myrmecomorphy

🆕Photoblog: In the accompanying blog post, Herbert Wagner shares some of his favourite photos and videos from the field concerning his latest article published in Myrmecological News.

#batesian #mimicry #aposematism #myrmecophagy #Istria #Mediterranean

https://blog.myrmecologicalnews.org/2025/07/23/lizard-feces-uncover-benefits-of-batesian-mimicry-in-camponotus-lateralis/

🆕 Original Article: 𝐶𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑠𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑠 and its putative mimic 𝐶𝑎𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑢𝑠 𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) are underrepresented in feces of ant-eating South-Alpine wall-lizards (𝑃𝑜𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑐𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠 𝑚𝑎𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑠)
Wagner, H.C

#batesian #mimicry #myrmecophagy #Istria #Mediterranean

https://myrmecologicalnews.org/cms/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=1656&Itemid=444

Birds in Istanbul develop rudimentary cargo cult:
https://deepnewz.com/turkey/seagull-istanbul-turkey-mimics-cat-meow-to-trigger-automatic-cat-food-vending-312c738f
#birds #mimicry #cats #CargoCult #AnimalReligion #wildlife #animals #psychology

Hornet Hoverfly (Volucella zonaria) female on a bramble flower at Bath City Farm, #Bath #Somerset #UK.

This harmless Hornet mimic has expanded its range over the past few decades, and a study has strongly linked this expansion to #climatechange.

#nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #twerton #bathcityfarm #ukwildlife #bathnature #ukinsects #pollinator #ukhoverflies #hoverfly #hoverflies #diptera #mimicry #climatechange

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

Very excited and delighted for new paper by my #UoN colleague Tom Reader, exploring the mechanisms behind Batesian mimicry using 3D printed insects: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09216-3. There's a N&V, a podcast and a blog to accompany it!
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01766-w
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02103-x
https://communities.springernature.com/posts/how-3d-printed-insects-curious-birds-and-clever-spiders-helped-us-map-the-limits-of-mimicry. And then this also just published:
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-025-02775-8 #mimicry #batesian #hoverfly #wasp

La araña Paraplectana rajashree imita a las mariquitas, conocidas por su mal sabor. 📷Vasanthi K #arañas #spiders #arachnida #mimetismo #mimicry

Dealing with a lot of real-life Stuff but I had a few minutes in the garden yesterday and this little _Synageles_ ant-mimic jumping spider cheered me up.

#DailySpiderVid #spiders #JumpingSpiders #Araneae #Salticidae #mimicry #myrmecomorphy

#DailySpiderPic: "Well, this is awkward…" An ant-mimic jumping spider (_Synageles_) crosses paths with a _Prenolepis imparis_ ant. Its disguise is meant to put off potential predators that won't mess with ants—but the ants themselves rely more on chemical cues and aren't fooled. I saw a couple of _Synageles_ on this planter and they both carefully avoided the ants.

#SpidersOfMastodon #JumpingSpiders #spiders #mimicry #myrmecomorphy #Araneae #Salticidae #ants #Hymenoptera #Formicidae

This afternoon I finally managed to get some good shots of a eurasian wren or #winterkoning in Dutch when it was sunbathing. And here is also a photo of a robin that is pretending to be one.
🪶 #birds #birdphotography #eurasianwren #winterkoning #robin #roodborstje #mimicry

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Velvet Moonwing - Lunaria velutina

#butterfly #moth #Lepidoptera #larva #caterpillar
#insect #chrysalis #metamorphosis #pupa
#hesperiidae #imago #pollination
#papilionoidea #mimicry #nectar
#crepuscular #lycaenidae #antenna
#nymphalidae #iridescence

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Velvet Moonwing - Lunaria velutina

#butterfly #moth #Lepidoptera #larva #caterpillar
#insect #chrysalis #metamorphosis #pupa
#hesperiidae #imago #pollination
#papilionoidea #mimicry #nectar
#crepuscular #lycaenidae #antenna
#nymphalidae #iridescence

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Velvet Moonwing - Lunaria velutina

#butterfly #moth #Lepidoptera #larva #caterpillar
#insect #chrysalis #metamorphosis #pupa
#hesperiidae #imago #pollination
#papilionoidea #mimicry #nectar
#crepuscular #lycaenidae #antenna
#nymphalidae #iridescence

Crystallight Tiger - Tigris crystallis

#butterfly #moth #Lepidoptera #larva #caterpillar
#insect #chrysalis #metamorphosis #pupa
#hesperiidae #imago #pollination
#papilionoidea #mimicry #nectar
#crepuscular #lycaenidae #antenna
#nymphalidae #iridescence

Crystallight Tiger - Tigris crystallis

#butterfly #moth #Lepidoptera #larva #caterpillar
#insect #chrysalis #metamorphosis #pupa
#hesperiidae #imago #pollination
#papilionoidea #mimicry #nectar
#crepuscular #lycaenidae #antenna
#nymphalidae #iridescence