Chemical mimicry
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Chemical mimicry is a type of biological mimicry involving the use of chemicals to dupe an operator.
Spider orchids mimic the odours of female mining bees
Bolas spiders emit chemicals to attract prey (Noctuid moths)
Cuckoo bees mimic the eggs of other bee species and shift parental care onto hosts
A scoliid wasp pseudo-copulating with orchid
Aggressive mimicry
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Aggressive mimicry is a form of mimicry in which predators, parasites, or parasitoids share similar signals, using a harmless model, allowing them to avoid being correctly identified by their prey or
A camouflaged predator: snow leopard in Ladakh. The distinction between aggressive mimicry and predator camouflage depends on the signal given to the prey, not easily determined.
Defensive Batesian mimics, like this bumblebee-mimicking hoverfly, are the antithesis of aggressive mimics.
The alligator snapping turtle uses its tongue to lure fish.
Argiope argentata and its web