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0 0 Two-striped Planthopper

Two-striped Planthopper

by LatimeriaCoolville, Ohio, USA

Forest

0 7 Unnamed spotting

Unnamed spotting

by KeeganWhiteIllinois, USA

Leaf bug - mimicry

1 0 Unknown

Unknown

by JBengeleVermilion, Ohio, USA

Mimicry at its best

3 1 Ant mimic praying mantis nymph

Ant mimic praying mantis nymph

by Seema SwamiChennai, Tamil Nadu, India

2 2 Spotting

Spotting

by LaviCroatia

Great mimicry! Can someone recognize this ...

6 4 Flower Fly

Flower Fly

by Cheryl LeeConnecticut, USA

9 12 Ant mimic fly

Ant mimic fly

by SckelCariacica, ES, Brazil

I found this fly honey color on a leaf of guava, feeding on eggs of another ...

1 1 Orang-Utan Crab

Orang-Utan Crab

by FrancescoRicciardiManado, Indonesia

Small crab that cover himself with algae to achieve a good

3 2 Ant mimic spider

Ant mimic spider

by SckelCariacica, Espírito Santo, Brazil

80% of spiders with Batesian mimicry ...

2 0 White Pale Moth

White Pale Moth

by brainpunkIpswich, QLD, Australia

Very small pale moth with tiny speckles in lines for

10 4 Ant mimic mantis nymph

Ant mimic mantis nymph

by Seema SwamiMaharashtra, India

Ant mimicry is

0 0 Hoverfly

Hoverfly

by Hannah DavisBerlin, Germany

Urban garden

2 2 Gulf Fritillary

Gulf Fritillary

by Small WondersMexico

known as Batesian mimicry. Batesian

19 15 Common crow caterpillar

Common crow caterpillar

by SewKandy CP, Sri Lanka

Danaus), the Crows are inedible and thus mimicked by other Indian butterflies ...

1 2 American Painted Lady

American Painted Lady

by freelancingTerrell, Texas, USA

Orange & black markings on dorsal side. Ventral markings have eye spot

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by FélixSan José, San José, Costa Rica

Small sized amphibian

4 3 Katydid

Katydid

by AlbertTamayoPhilippines

Many tettigoniids exhibit mimicry and ...

10 4 Cricket

Cricket

by NeilKonradBinayaoIIICagayan De Oro, Misamis Oriental, Philippines

a well camouflaged cricket (?)

1 0 ant-mimicking jumping spider

ant-mimicking jumping spider

by S FrazierIndonesia

"Jumping spiders that imitate ants apparently feed on them, using their ...

1 0 black ant mimic salticid

black ant mimic salticid

by ashutosh.dudhatraRajkot, India

Great black ant mimicing....females are almost in disguise. ...

1 0 Katydid

Katydid

by AMSan José, California, USA

Long antenna, leaf patterned

0 0 Ant mimic praying mantis nymph

Ant mimic praying mantis nymph

by JordiPratsKuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

about 5mm long

1 3 SpiderAnt

SpiderAnt

by AFWmacrobiodiverJawa Barat, Indonesia

L : 5-7mm Darkbrown shiny color

0 0 Prominent

Prominent

by doreen.chambers.14Vermont, USA

Prominent moth looks just like a a piece of fallen bark. Good

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by SckelES, Brazil

This butterfly pupa is mimicking a twig? Can anyone confirm if this is an ...

1 0 katydid

katydid

by JordiPratsDaerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta, Indonesia

Green leaf mimicry, 70mm large.

3 0 Ant mimic Spider (female)

Ant mimic Spider (female)

by harshadMaharashtra, India

pigeon pea plant, backyard garden

10 5 Circe

Circe

by LuvjoyChokerArunachal Pradesh, India

This Butterfly shows batesian mimicry by ...

0 0 Mating Flies

Mating Flies

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

Bodies have black and yellow stripes (Batesian

4 1 Ant Mimic Spider

Ant Mimic Spider

by Anoop.AsrannaKarnataka, India

A Spider mimicing the ant to perfection..

5 3 Ant Mimic Spider

Ant Mimic Spider

by vipin.baligaKarnataka, India

Batesian mimicry at its best.. Found this ...

3 2 Syrphid fly

Syrphid fly

by JC GarciaBatangas City, Batangas, Philippines

Right now I'm more interested on mimicry. ...

2 0 Ant mimic praying mantis nymph

Ant mimic praying mantis nymph

by JordiPratsKL, Malaysia

A small Mantis nymph, just about 6mm large, black with green legs

3 0 Viceroy

Viceroy

by Christine Y.Connecticut, USA

Viceroy Butterflies resemble Monarchs, except that the Viceroy has a black line ...

0 3 Hoverfly

Hoverfly

by Marta RubioTexeiraHuldenberg, Vlaanderen, Belgium

This species occurs in several forms, each of which mimics a species of ...

3 1 Blue-lined Sabertooth Blenny

Blue-lined Sabertooth Blenny

by SamanthaCravenOriental Mindoro, Philippines

) juveniles to enable them to loiter at cleaner stations and dupe clients ...

3 2 Polyphemus Moth

Polyphemus Moth

by StacyHTexas, USA

This one is a male.

0 3 Northern Mockingbird

Northern Mockingbird

by ceherzogSarasota, Florida, USA

A common urban bird, much loved for it's

1 0 Katydid

Katydid

by LatimeriaMarietta, Ohio, USA

It's a leaf mimic: its wings contain venation similar to a leaf.

2 1 Common Mormon

Common Mormon

by Ernst2Bali, Indonesia

A large green catarpillar with lizard

0 2 Syrphid Fly

Syrphid Fly

by freelancingKaufman, Texas, USA

Bee mimicking fly. Abdomen is too thick to be a hoverfly.

3 6 Horama plumipes

Horama plumipes

by Nina C. WildeMexico

Moth, Horama plumipes, found resting on wall under florescent lighting.

2 3 Beautiful Wood Nymph

Beautiful Wood Nymph

by BrandonBlountNew York, USA

This little moth is absolutely amazing in it's

1 2 Spotting

Spotting

by Nina C. WildeMexico

Closest genus I could find within Arctiidae perhaps in or near Horama genus. ...

2 2 Myrmarachne

Myrmarachne

by metaphysikhallMalasila, North Cotabato, Philippines

Same lighting setup I used with the Portia: test tube and a white ...

0 0 Drone fly, Blinde bij (dutch)

Drone fly, Blinde bij (dutch)

by B. PodevijnWichelen, Vlaams Gewest, Belgium

Bee mimicry, they seem to like my ...

3 3 Lappet moth

Lappet moth

by sunnyjosefKochi, Kerala, India

Excellent mimic of dead leaf. It is so confident of it's

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