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[[File:Mullarian_bees.jpg|thumb|336px|Mullerian Mimicry between the Cuckoo bee and Yellow Jacket]]
[[File:Mullarian_bees.jpg|thumb|336px|Mullerian Mimicry between the Cuckoo bee and Yellow Jacket]]
[[File:Mullerian_frogs.jpg|thumb|340px|Mullerian Mimicry between poison dart frogs.]]
[[File:Mullerian_frogs.jpg|thumb|340px|Mullerian Mimicry between poison dart frogs.]]
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Mimicry
Mim-ic-ry. (n.pl) 1. The practice or act of copying. 2. Biology-When one organism resembles another for protection, or to conceal itself in the environment.
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Batesian Mimicry
A harmless, palatable organism forms a resemblance to a dangerous or noxious organism to act as a warning signal. The mimic gains protection from predators based on its appearance of a toxic organism.
An English explorer and naturalist who first scientifically noted mimicry in animals. His
Batesian Mimicry between a harmless butterfly and a toxic butterfly species
work on butterflies in the Amazon led him to name Batesian mimicry after himself.
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Batesian Mimicry between the Hawkmoth larva and the Green parrot snake
Mullerian Mimicry
An unpalatable or toxic organism uses similar colors and patterns of another toxic organism to warn off predators. Many species within the same family may share similar appearances. If a predator samples one species, it will learn to avoid the others within the family.
German naturalist who observed a different type of mimicry while studying insects. He coined the term after himself about 20 years after Walter Bates discovered the Batesian mimicry phenomena.
Mullerian Mimicry between the Cuckoo bee and Yellow Jacket
