AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Automimicry . One last form of mimicry is automimicry, which occurs within a single organism. It is when one part of an organism’s body resembles another part, like in a number of snake species that have tails that resemble their heads, and may even move backward when threatened.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mimicry occurs when one species of animal (the mimic) resembles another species that has easily recognizable characteristics (the model) and as a result deceives a potential predator (the dupe) that might otherwise capture and eat it.

Detailed explanation-3: -Batesian mimicry is when a harmless species such as the syrphid fly, resembles a poisonous or dangerous species such as the honeybee. Some poisonous species have many species that mimic it in an attempt to avoid predation. Although it is quite common in insects, it does occur in other groups as well such as snakes.

Detailed explanation-4: -The second and third distinctions divide both signal and cue mimicry into four types each. These are the three traditional mimicry categories (aggressive, Batesian and Müllerian) and a fourth, often overlooked category for which the term ‘rewarding mimicry’ is suggested.

Detailed explanation-5: -In Batesian mimicry, for example, a harmless prey species evolves a resemblance to a harmful species, as when a harmless king snake evolves the red, yellow, and black pattern of a venomous coral snake (Greene and McDiarmid, 1981).