What is mimicry (mimicry, mimesis)?
Mimicry is used to resemble other existences.
Animals use mimicry to make their bodies look like surrounding objects, plants, and animals for attack and self-defense.
This photo is Deilephila elpenor, otherwise known as the elephant hawk moth or large elephant hawk moth. It is a moth in the Sphingidae family.
You can see that it is protect itself from birds by pretending to be a snake
Comments:
・Wow, cool!
・It looks like a baby snake!
・↑It can change its head shape to more resemble a snake when in danger.
・Where does this live?
・What does this look like when grown up?
・It looks like this:
・↑Wow, that looks different …
・↑I’m sure this little bug is full of poison …
・Nature is so strange!
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