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What is cryptic mimicry?

Cryptic mimicry is one of the modes that we can remarkably see and is most famous in the kinds of mimicry. The creatures which do that mimicry was limited to prey. They avoid attacking by predators by mimicking anything in the nature such as trees and flowers.

Example

  • Phasmatodea

  • Phasmatodea has slender body and a light brown color , protecting itself from natural enemies by mimicking branches.

  • Kallima inachus

  • Kallima inachus has the body resembling a dry leaf and reproduces veins. When it settles on a blanch and a tree , it looks down , and it is different from other butterflies how to settle on. This is because it takes the shape of its wings into consideration and makes itself look like a leaf naturally.

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