https://www.flickr.com/photos/rainforests/albums/72157625349930585/page2
THIS INSECT IS NOT A WEEVIL ITS WINGS AND TAIL JUST FORM A FAKE WEEVIL FACE WITH FAKE EYES AND FAKE ANTENNAE AND A FAKE SNOOT, ITS FACE IS ON THE RIGHT, IT’S A PLANTHOPPER
Not even the only astonishing thing under the link either, it’s a whole gallery of sometimes barely documented rainforest mimicy for page after page
Imposter
“Flies-On-Bird-Poop” Moths (Macrocilix maia, Drepaninae, Drepanidae)
by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr.
Pu’er, Yunnan, ChinaSee more Chinese moths on my Flickr site HERE…..
A sheep in wolf’s clothing – Clear-winged Moth (Sesiidae)
(above) Ichneumon Wasps (Ichneumonidae) – the mimicry models
by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr.
Pu’er, Yunnan, ChinaSee more Chinese moths on my Flickr site HERE…..
Bumble bee mimics have become a secondary fascination of mine as I study real bumble bees. These robber flies (Diptera: Asilidae) are fantastic mimics that go so far as to mimic color patterns of endemic species across their geographic distribution!
I wonder how many “bumblebees” I’ve seen have really been just very clever robber flies
In this extraordinary case of mimicry, a harmless katydid (Aganacris sp.), mimics the feared tarantula hawk (Pepsis sp.) This large wasp has one of the most painful insect stings known. Its sting has been described as “Blinding, fierce, shockingly electric. A running hair dryer has been dropped into your bubble bath” by the Schmidt Pain Index, a measure of severity of insect stings. That’s good news for the katydid, since many predators have learned to avoid insects with the warning coloration of the Pepsis wasp.
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© The Field Museum. Photograph by Allie Stone, 2015
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Kid Katydid’s long lost cousin? xD
PiraticOctopus 