Identify the organism this butterfly mimicking
Owl
The organism seen is the Himalayan Owl Butterfly (Brahmaea wallichii)
The name of an organism being 'mimicked'
What is a model
(Anderson & de Jager, 2019)
This form of mimicry involves a non-deceptive signal commonly used by flowers/plants mimicking a rewarding species to attract more pollinators
What is rewarding mimicry
(Jamie, 2017)
A plant that mimics female wasps to get pollinated by male wasps
What are orchids
(Anderson & de Jager, 2019)
The most common form of mimicry
What is myrmecomorphy
(Nelson & Card, 2015)
Identify the ant from the following images:
a)
b)
Image a) is an ant
Image b) is the mimic (mimetic spider)
(Nelson & Card, 2015)
The name of an organism being 'mimicked'
What is a receiver
(Anderson & de Jager, 2019; Nelson & Card, 2015)
This form of mimicry is used by harmless organisms to mimic more dangerous, harmful species to avoid predation
What is Batesian mimicry
(Anderson & de Jager, 2019; Nelson & Card, 2015; Jamie, 2017; North Dakota Game and Fish, 2019)
A bird species that exhibit orange and black feathers, which warn of toxicity
What is a Pitohui
(Hedley & Caro, 2021)
They fool the sensory system of a target by mimicking chemical signals and/or other senses
What are sensory traps
(Font, 2018)
Identify the fake sea snake:
a)
b)
Image (a) is the correct answer
(Ureña Gómez-Moreno, 2019)
The resemblance to an inedible or uninteresting object (leaf, stick, rock, etc.)
What is masquerade
(Font, 2018)
This form of mimicry is used by organisms to make themselves appear like a harmless species
What is aggressive mimicry
(Anderson & de Jager, 2019; Jamie, 2017)
This species is known to have grey and brown plumage that looks like scales from a distance and mimics the movement of a viper
What is a Eurasian Wrynecks (Jynx torquilla)
(Hedley & Caro, 2021)
This species is known for mimicking a variety of other marine species including the Banded Sea Krait and Flounders
What is a mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus)
(Ureña Gómez-Moreno, 2019; Devlin, n.d.)
What is the name of the organism being shown?
Caterpillar (Larvae of Hemeroplanes triptolemus commonly known as the “Snake Mimic Hawk Moth”)
(Sumitra, 2014)
A form of mimicry which involves copying the actions and movements of another organism
What is locomotor mimicry
(Anderson & de Jager, 2019; Nelson & Card, 2015)
This form of mimicry is used by dangerous species to mimic another dangerous species to avoid predation
What is Müllerian mimicry
(Anderson & de Jager, 2019; Jamie, 2017; North Dakota Game and Fish, 2019)
This species of butterfly was initially thought to be an example of Batesian mimicry with monarch butterflies before it was discovered to be an example of Müllerian mimicry
What are Viceroy butterflies
Viceroy
Monarch
(North Dakota Game and Fish, 2019; Devlin, n.d.)
The first person to create and use the term 'mimicry' to describe a 3-way interaction of organisms
Who is Henry Walter Bates (1862)
(Wickler, 2013)
In which of the following images is the mimic organism hiding (not the coral)?
a) b)
The Pygmy Seahorse is hiding in image (a)
A word to describe organisms that pose warning signals to display danger to predators
What is aposematism
(Anderson & de Jager, 2019)
The form of mimicry in which a multitude of organisms mimic ants
What is myrmecomorphy
(Nelson & Card, 2015)
This species mimics the hissing of rattlesnakes against mammalian predators
What are burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia)
(Wickler, 2015)
This was the first person to describe aposematism
Who is Alfred Wallace (1867)
(Hedley & Caro, 2021)