BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
KINGDOM ANIMALS
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Question
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Hawk moth caterpillars can act like snakes.
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Polar bears have white fur to hid themselves in the snow.
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Grasshoppers blend into rocks or leaves.
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Chameleons can change their color.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -A good example involves the milk, coral, and false coral snakes. Both the harmless milk snake and the deadly coral snake mimic the warning signs of the moderately venomous false coral snake.
Detailed explanation-3: -The social psychological studies providing evidence for the social side of imitation have mostly focused on human mimicry. In this field, mimicry is defined as unconscious or automatic imitation of gestures, behaviours, facial expressions, speech and movements (for an extensive review see Chartrand & Van Baaren 2009).
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.