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Extatosoma tiaratum stick insect, an ant
mimic (adults are phytomimetic)
Phytomimesis is
mimicry of
plants or
parts of plants. Some
geometer moths resemble...
- males. This
coloring and the
strongly structured body
surface ensure a
phytomimesis in
which the
animals resemble the bark of trees. The
subspecies Pylaemenes...
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strategies to deal with ants: a
review of mimicry, camouflage,
propaganda and
phytomimesis by ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and
other arthropods" (PDF). Myrmecological...
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lengthways to the body,
making them
resemble a short,
broken branch (
phytomimesis). The
individually deposited brown eggs are 3.6
millimetres (0.14 in)...
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lengthways to the body,
making them
resemble a
short broken branch (
phytomimesis). The eggs are laid
individually and are 3.4
millimetres (0.13 in) long...
- animals, like all
members of the genus, are
capable of an
almost perfect phytomimesis by
aligning their legs and
antennae along their bodies and so hardly...
- fore legs and the
antennae are
stretched forward. In this position, the
phytomimesis is so
perfect that the
insects can
hardly be
distinguished from a short...
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species and
Psidium guajava known. In its
nocturnal way of life and the
phytomimesis used for
camouflage during the day, it is
similar to the
other Dares...
- this species, too, the
defense strategy consists of an
almost perfect phytomimesis,
which is
possible due to its
color and body shape. When touched, the...
- like all
members of the genus, are able to
achieve an
almost perfect phytomimesis by
aligning legs and
antennae along the body and so
hardly from a short...
