Evolutionarily speaking, the ultimate goal of a lifeform is to reproduce and stave off extinction. Many plants and animals ...

Moths are masters of disguise. They perfectly mimic twigs, leaves, and even dangerous creatures like hornets and spiders. This incredible camouflage helps them survive in the wild. Species like the ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

EVERY observer, even the most casual, has at some time had his attention arrested by the strange resemblance of some creature to the object upon which it rested ; to this form of imitation the term “ ...

Scientists say they have discovered the first case of mammals mimicking insects to defend themselves from being eaten. By Sam Jones To scare off potential predators, some animals display the traits of ...

AN interesting point in the Volucellæ as examples of aggressive mimicry is the fact that they were first used to support the teleological theories of an earlier day, and were subsequently claimed by ...

Some bats buzz like wasps and bees when grasped, and the sound seems to deter predatory owls. The findings reveal what may be the first known case of a mammal mimicking an insect, researchers report ...

Photo 1: Three examples of mimicry rings, with the middle row being a transparency ring. Butterflies in the first and second columns are unpalatable, and in the third are palatable. The key ...

The African Mocker Swallowtail, Papilio dardanus, is a textbook example evolutionary genetics. Classical breeding experiments have shown that wing pattern variation in this polymorphic Batesian mimic ...