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Parischnogaster striatula
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Parischnogaster striatula is a species of social hover wasps found in Southeast Asia. Their nests are uniquely shaped, mimic their surroundings and, like the other Stenogastrinae social wasps, lack a
Parischnogaster striatula
Parischnogaster striatula
Two females of Parischnogaster striatula resting on their nest hanged on a small root
Two females of Parischnogaster striatula resting on their nest hanged on a small root
Old ough nest of Parischnogaster striatula.
Old ough nest of Parischnogaster striatula.
Mimicry
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In evolutionary biology, mimicry is the evolved resemblance of an organism to something else, often another organism of a different species. Mimicry may evolve between different species, or between in
Parischnogaster striatula
…Individuals in the colony are not able to discriminate between eggs covered by their nestmates. P. striatula nests are small, well hidden, and highly mimetic. They have a highly varied nest architecture that is effective in camouflage. The P. striatula is able to alter their nest’s outside texture to best…
Many insects including hoverflies (C, D, E) and the wasp beetle (F) are Batesian mimics of stinging wasps (A, B), which are Müllerian mimics of each o
Many insects including hoverflies (C, D, E) and the wasp beetle (F) are Batesian mimics of stinging wasps (A, B), which are Müllerian mimics of each other.
In 1879, Fritz Müller created the first mathematical model of mimicry to explain why distasteful species should evolve similar appearances.
In 1879, Fritz Müller created the first mathematical model of mimicry to explain why distasteful species should evolve similar appearances.
Plate from Henry Walter Bates's 1862 paper illustrating Batesian mimicry between harmless Dismorphia species (top and third row) and distasteful Ithom
Plate from Henry Walter Bates's 1862 paper illustrating Batesian mimicry between harmless Dismorphia species (top and third row) and distasteful Ithomiini (Nymphalidae, second and bottom row).
Mutual Müllerian mimicry in distasteful Heliconius butterflies. Plate LXII from Müller's collected writings, 1881
Mutual Müllerian mimicry in distasteful Heliconius butterflies. Plate LXII from Müller's collected writings, 1881