serve functions in addition to mimicry; indeed, it is unclear whether they actually mimic eyes. There is evidence that eyespots in butterflies are antipredator...

'tails' or eyespots on their wings that mimic their own heads, misdirecting predator dupes to strike harmlessly. Many other types of mimicry exist. Use...

Eyespot can mean: Eyespot (mimicry), a color mark that looks somewhat like an eye Eyespot, a sensory organ of invertebrates; see simple eye in invertebrates...

Müllerian mimicry is a natural phenomenon in which two or more well-defended species, often foul-tasting and sharing common predators, have come to mimic...

visible next to the hamsa. Eye of Providence God's eye Evil eye Darśana Eyespot (mimicry) Görece, Menderes Hamsa Namkha Nazar battu Mezuzah Skandola Ta'wiz...

off the evil eye, especially in the form of a pin placed on infants Eyespot (mimicry) – as found in living organisms Fatima's hand – a palm-shaped amulet...

coincident Eyespot (mimicry) Mimicry Structural coloration Underwater camouflage Related topics Animal senses Blindness in animals Eyespot apparatus Feature...

and low-profile life.[citation needed] Anasyrma Azusa yumi Exorcism Eyespot (mimicry) Hama yumi Hamsa Hoko (doll) Jack-o'-lantern Mezuzah Noa-name – Word...

In evolutionary biology, mimicry in vertebrates is mimicry by a vertebrate of some model (an animal, not necessarily a vertebrate), deceiving some other...

coincident Eyespot (mimicry) Mimicry Structural coloration Underwater camouflage Related topics Animal senses Blindness in animals Eyespot apparatus Feature...

lamprey has well-developed eyes, while the hagfish has only primitive eyespots. The ancestors of modern hagfish, thought to be the protovertebrate, were...

In zoology, automimicry, Browerian mimicry, or intraspecific mimicry, is a form of mimicry in which the same species of animal is imitated. There are...

signal their sexual status to other members of the same species; and in mimicry, taking advantage of the warning coloration of another species. Some animals...

most notable feature of the moth is its large, purplish eyespots on its two hindwings. The eyespots give it its name – from the Greek myth of the cyclops...

responses to the eyespot stimuli lend support to the eye mimicry hypothesis as they indicated that the avian predator sensed that the eyespots belonged to...

Thomas John; Sherratt, Thomas N. (2013-08-01). "Defensive posture and eyespots deter avian predators from attacking caterpillar models". Animal Behaviour...

coincident Eyespot (mimicry) Mimicry Structural coloration Underwater camouflage Related topics Animal senses Blindness in animals Eyespot apparatus Feature...

Müllerian mimicry. Giant swallowtail caterpillar everting its osmeterium in defence; it is also mimetic, resembling a bird dropping. Eyespots of speckled...

and cut up their prey. Other adaptations include stealth and aggressive mimicry that improve hunting efficiency. Predation has a powerful selective effect...

Wallace's concept of warning coloration. Aposematism is exploited in Müllerian mimicry, where species with strong defences evolve to resemble one another. By...

cosmopolitan genus Limenitis. It has been studied for its evolution of mimicry, and for the several stable hybrid wing patterns within this nominal species;...

overlap in activity for a few hours in the early evening. The males use mimicry of the poisonous pipevine swallowtail butterfly as a form of protection...

defensive posture emphasises the eyespots and makes it more conspicuous. Some research have suggested that this allows the eyespots of the caterpillar to resemble...

Research by Martin Stevens et al. (2008), however, suggests that eyespots are not a form of mimicry and do not deter predators because they look like eyes. Rather...

deception in animals. At the first level, as with protective mimicry like false eyespots and camouflage, the action or display is inbuilt. At the second...

context of geographic sympatry. Mimicry is divided into two parts, Batesian mimicry and Müllerian mimicry. In Batesian mimicry, an aposematic inedible model...

threatening or startling behaviour, such as suddenly displaying conspicuous eyespots, so as to scare off or momentarily distract a predator, thus giving the...

combination of eyespots and osmeterium makes the caterpillar resemble a snake. Since adults are palatable, dark morph females use Batesian mimicry to protect...

Caudal luring is a form of aggressive mimicry characterized by the waving or wriggling of the predator's tail to attract prey. This movement attracts...

decorator crabs; mimicry by animals such as the leafy sea dragon; countershading by many fish including sharks; distraction with eyespots by many fish; active...