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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Very cool! I have never heard the term "Batesian Mimicry" before. Thanks for the information.
Is a Viceroy butterfly an example of this ruse? How about a hummingbird moth?
Other common examples?
MikeEC
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June 16, 2018
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There are a myriad of ant mimic spiders, bee or wasp mimic flies (check out Syrphid flies), wasp mimic moths and even caterpillars that look like snakes (Swallowtails).
BatesIan mimicry is just a tasty and harmless animal mimicking a dangerous or toxic one.
Examples are Viceroy and Hummingbird Moths.
A carpenter bee on some spearmint?
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Posted by bigpawbulletsSilly meme. But an attractive butterfly. Photoshopped or real?
Posted by MikeECI posted this earlier In the Gardeners group, but had actually intended to post it here. Those of you who are members of both groups get to see it twice ?
Posted by MikeECI posted this earlier In the Gardeners group, but had actually intended to post it here. Those of you who are members of both groups get to see it twice ?
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Posted by MikeECI managed to overwinter three Eastern black swallowtail chrysalises in my unheated garage and released them about a month ago.
Posted by MikeECI managed to overwinter three Eastern black swallowtail chrysalises in my unheated garage and released them about a month ago.