This is all about mimicry in the animal kingdom, from the species that look or smell like something else to dupe predators and prey alike. There is also information on animals that pretend to be something else in order to reproduce.
[featured image] Not content with pretending to be other animals, some insects have taken to mimicking inanimate objects, namely various parts of plants. Among the most adept plant mimickers are the insects known as treehoppers (membracids) and leafhoppers (cicadellids) – in at #9 in the scoundrel chart. Take a look …
[featured image] Nature is full deception. There are loads of animals that live their life by pretending to be something else. Over the next few days we’ll take a look at ten of the animal kingdom’s best deceivers, starting with this one at number 10: The little insect below is …