Season 4: Mimicry

Fear and pain van be useful tools for mimics. If the species they appear similar to can deliver a nasty sting, then there is a greater incentive for predator species to leave both the original and the mimic alone.

How can you tell the difference between a mimic species and the genuine article? For humans, we have all sorts of methods, including rhymes and mnemonics, but these aren't always as helpful as they seem.

When an organism attempts to look like something else, it is known as mimicry. It has become an essential component in the evolutionary relationships between predators and prey, as well as other interspecies relationships.