- In zoology,
automimicry,
Browerian mimicry, or
intraspecific mimicry, is a form of
mimicry in
which the same
species of
animal is imitated.
There are...
-
enabling it to
transfer pollen, so the
mimicry is
again bipolar. In
automimicry,
another bipolar system,
model and
mimic are the same, as when blue lycaenid...
- a
reduction in
predation by
Batesian mimicry.
Eyespots are a type of
automimicry used by some
butterflies and moths. In butterflies, the
spots are composed...
- length; the legs also have dark stripes. S. coleoptrata has
developed automimicry in that its tail-like hind legs
present the
appearance of antennae. When...
-
coenia foretarsal chemoreceptors.
Larvae also
appear to
weakly adopt automimicry as a
survival strategy. In the
presence of
caterpillars that have sequestered...
- (after
Lincoln P.
Brower and Jane Van
Zandt Brower). This is a case of
automimicry; the
model is the same
species as its mimic.
Equivalent to
Batesian mimicry...
- on the
underside of the aircraft, just
behind the gun. This form of
automimicry is an
attempt to
confuse the
enemy as to
aircraft attitude and maneuver...
- warn
potential predators (another form of
aposematism in females, and
automimicry in males). When stridulating,
velvet ants rub
their abdominal segments...
- a pair of antennae, with
corresponding "eyes" (a
remarkable case of
automimicry). The "false head"
effect is
further reinforced by the bugs'
habit of...
-
nearby patterns of markings,
which combine to
create a "false head". This
automimicry misdirects predators such as
birds and
jumping spiders (Salticidae)....
