EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -The resemblance between an edible and fairly inconspicuous species and a dangerous or toxic conspicuous species is known as Batesian mimicry, after the Victorian naturalist H.W. Bates who first described it. The resemblance to the model confers protection from predation on the mimics.

Detailed explanation-2: -Müllerian mimicry is when two poisonous or unpalatable animals have similar coloration and patterns while Batesian mimicry is when a non-poisonous animal mimics the patterns or coloration of a poisonous or unpalatable animal without actually producing any toxins themselves.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Müllerian strategy is usually contrasted with Batesian mimicry, in which one harmless species adopts the appearance of an unprofitable species to gain the advantage of predators’ avoidance; Batesian mimicry is thus in a sense parasitic on the model’s defences, whereas Müllerian is to mutual benefit.

Detailed explanation-4: -Batesian mimicry occurs when the model is more highly defended than the mimic. An example of Batesian mimicry is when the yummy viceroy butterfly mimics the orange and black coloration of the distasteful monarch butterfly. Birds that have learned to avoid eating monarchs will avoid eating viceroys as well.