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Aggressive Mimicry
Aggressive mimicry is a form of mimicry in which predators, parasites, or parasitoids share similar signals, using a harmless model, allowing them to avoid being correctly identified by their prey or host. Zoologists have repeatedly compared this strategy to a wolf in sheep's clothing. In its broadest sense, aggressive mimicry could include various types of exploitation, as when an orchid exploits a male insect by mimicking a sexually receptive female (see pseudocopulation), but will here be restricted to forms of exploitation involving feeding. For example, indigenous Australians who dress up as and imitate kangaroos when hunting would not be considered aggressive mimics, nor would a human angler, though they are undoubtedly practising self-decoration camouflage. Treated separately is molecular mimicry, which shares some similarity; for instance a virus may mimic the molecular properties of its host, allowing it access to its cells. An alternative term, Peckhamian mimicry, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humpback Anglerfish
The humpback anglerfish (''Melanocetus johnsonii'') is a species of black seadevil in the family of Black seadevil, Melanocetidae, which means "black sea monster".Froese, R., Pauly D., Eds. (2015) Melanocetus johnsonii. ''FishBase''. The species is named after James Yate Johnson, the English naturalist who discovered the first specimen in Madeira in 1863.Fitch, J.E., Lavenberg R.J. (1968). ''Deep-water teleostean fishes of California.'' University of California Press, 115. The common names include anglerfish, viperfish, and fangtoothfish.Humpback Blackdevil, ''Melanocetus johnsonii'' Gunther, 1864. Australian Museum. Historical background The first specimen of ''M. johnsonii'' was discovered by the English naturalist James Yate John ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
