Mimicry in animals is a common form of protection from predators. For instance, two distasteful or toxic butterflies may mimic each other for mutual defense, as the viceroy and monarch butterflies do.

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Scientists have discovered two new spiders with truly bizarre camouflage: not only do they look like bird poop, but they ...

Mimicry is a survival adaptation where one species evolves to resemble another, differing from camouflage which involves ...

Growing up, I can remember almost all of the tattered and worn posters that adorned the classrooms of my school. Many of them had historical timelines, periodic tables, and the like. However, many ...

On a dusky evening in 2007, while completing her Ph.D., Laura Kelley was traipsing through the backwoods of Queensland, Australia, when she heard her landlady shouting for her cat. Bonnie! Bonnie!

A study suggests that climate change-associated seasonal shifts alter the effectiveness of animal mimicry. Batesian mimics are organisms with traits that imitate poisonous or otherwise dangerous prey, ...

Playful meerkats showing relaxed open mouth faces. Source: Photo: Elena Marchi. When two animals are play fighting, how do they avoid misunderstandings and communicate to one another that they’re not ...

Hook your fingers in your cheeks, push your nose up with your thumb and strap yourselves in as Mindy and Guy head to the Interspecies Face Pulling World Championships to see the best funny face makers ...