Protective Mimicry
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I thought this cloud looked a bit like the rocks in front of it, so I grabbed a shot. :) Taken just before dinner time in the Alabama Hills.
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Wasp mimic fly, possibly Spilomyia alcimus, on boneset flowers
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
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Superb Lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae)
Lyrebirds are masters of mimicry and will mimic other birds or even mobile (cell) phone ringtones.
From a visit to Healesville Sanctuary on this day in 2019.
Say what you need to say then let the machine mimic it in a remix of its own style. Orlando Florida 9/9/20
OUTFIT
ERSCH - Kteo Top {Legacy}
ERSCH - Kteo Gloves {Legacy}
Love this Top buy Ersch come on at the Ersch Mainstore and buy it go guys
GIFT
Clover - Gift Mimic
Clover - Gift Mimic (Male)
i LOVE this Gift Mimic so cool and funny come with a hud to chance colors and open the mouth in random time xd really funny for use
The greater bee fly is a parasitic bee mimic fly and is the most common type of fly within the Bombylius genus. The fly derives its name from its close resemblance to bumblebees and are often mistaken for them.
It exhibits a unique flight behavior known as "yawing" and plays a role in general pollination, without preference of flower types. The fly does not bite, sting, or spread disease. However, the fly uses this mimicry of bumblebees to its own advantage, allowing close access to host solitary bee and wasp nests in order to deposit its eggs. After hatching, the larvae find their way into the nests to parasitically feed on the grubs. (Wikipedia)
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My first ever Bee Fly! I had no idea that such creatures even existed, but there it was, feeding on the Viper's-Bugloss. It holds on to the flower with its front legs and sticks its long, straight proboscis right into the flower to get to the nectar. Nature is wonderful :-)
Burnt Lands Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. June 2023.
This beast is the uk's largest hoverfly at around 2cm long that's a big old fly - Norfolk
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Some type of Fly that mimics a Wasp, possibly a Thick-headed Fly. Photographed in Maryland.
A single 2:1 magnification photo. Canon 80D, Canon 65mm MPE macro lens, Canon twin macro flash. Aperture f/11, shutter speed 1/250, ISO 400, flash set 1/32 power.
I decided to post a series of three shots of this species, because, in one of the other shots, the lilac-pink crest on the back of their head is more visible, and, in the profile photo, you have a general view of the spotted plumage, which I think is lovely. This one is my favorite, because it was vocalizing and showing a little of the crest.
An interesting text about the species:
"Spotted bowerbirds have a diverse range of vocalisations. Typical calls include loud, harsh churrings and other notes, as well as the complex vocal mimicry characteristic of grey bowerbirds. Spotted bowerbirds are accomplished vocal mimics and have been known to simulate the calls of many birds as well as other sounds.
When approached by humans or other potential threats, males at bowers and females at nests often mimic the calls of predatory birds such as the wedge-tailed eagle, blue-winged kookaburra, grey-crowned babbler, grey butcherbird, pied butcherbird, australian magpie, australian raven, apostlebird and honeyeater, among others.
Other sounds mimicked include large herbivores moving through scrub or over fallen branches, the twang of fence wire, wood chopping, the crack of stock whip and the whistling flight of crested pigeons."
Text from Wikipedia
Cunnamulla, Queensland, Australia
My shadow's the only one that walks beside me
My shallow hearts the only thing that's beating
Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me
Till then I'll walk alone
I walk alone and I walk
I walk this empty street
On the boulevard of broken dreams
When the city sleeps
And I'm the only one and I walk.
Green Day.
ADVENTURE is the topic for Saturday, August 14, 2021, Group Our Daily Challenge.
it was a little adventure to suddenly see this giant insect and hope that I would take a picture of it before it escapes from the camera lens. 😄
Unlike any other elfin, the Eastern Pine Elfin with its bold pattern of brown and white stripes that resembles a pine cone, is the only butterfly species that uses pines as the larval host plant, preferring the hard pines such as the Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) or the Virginia Pine (Pinus virginiana).
As with other elfins, this butterfly is univoltine producing only one adult generation per year and flying only for a short time in early spring. Both the larvae and the adults are smartly colored to mimic the host plant to evade predators.
Right now, in the dead of winter, this species is a very small pupa trying to survive the harsh winter conditions. The adults will emerge sometime in spring.
Eastern Pine Elfin -First of Year- (Callophrys niphon) Anne Arundel County, Maryland
I spent a lovely day with a Flickr friend in Toronto. Apart from the weather it was a fantastic day.. Thank you Judy
I'm hazarding a guess at Volucella bombylans - red-tailed bumble bee mimic but am open to correction HFDF & HWW!
What an amazing mimic! The Hummingbird Clearwing Moth flies and moves just like a hummingbird. It is perhaps one of the most delightful insect to visit the garden.
At Wilderness Park, also know as bamboo forest, in Prattville Alabama. There were around 20+ of these guys, even more bullfrogs and a koi fish. More pictures of the area to follow.
The Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) has a unique way of camouflaging. Rather than blending in with the seafloor, it changes its skin color and how it moves its tentacles to take on the shape of other sea creatures.
Bit of symmetry at Freshwater, Dorset a couple weeks back. Very nice of the wave to co-operate and mimic the shape of the cliff so nicely for me
this is one of my favorite so far..i'm amazed on how the sky mimics the patterns of the wave..
been very busy the past days.. i'll drop by on your posts later guys..God bless!
The Blue Jay is a talented mimic capable of imitating the calls of hawks, owls, and eagles in convincing smaller birds to beware or drop food... which of course they eat.