[featured image] The last post about the hornet clearwing moth got me thinking about another incredible mimic, a photo of which I saw when looking for images for a new book I’m working on. The animal in question is a neotropical sac spider (Sphecotypus cf niger, Corinnidae) photographed by Arthur …
[featured image] Now is a good time to look for the fantastic hornet clearwing moth (Sesia apiformis), well it is if you live in NW Europe. These amazing vespid mimics have to be seen to be believed. Even the vespid’s big eyes have been faithfully reproduced as shiny patches of …
[featured image] Evolution has been very creative when it comes to mimicry, but the most incredible in my opinion and therefore at …
[featured image] Most animals are content with mimicking one species or a group of species, indeed that’s all they can do because …
[featured image] As we’ve seen with the ant-mimicking spiders (see scoundrels – #8), the imitation of ants is often very elaborate because …
[featured image] Some predators found hunting to be something of a real chore, so over the eons they evolved means of getting …
[featured image] Ants are pretty mean animals. They bite, some of them sting and individuals from the same nest can co-ordinate their …
[featured image] Not content with pretending to be other animals, some insects have taken to mimicking inanimate objects, namely various parts of …
[featured image] Nature is full deception. There are loads of animals that live their life by pretending to be something else. Over …