Animals that mimic other animals (e.g. viceroy and monarch)

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Observations specifying this field

Observation Mimicry

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What

Common Pygmy Woodlouse (Complex Trichoniscus pusillus)

Observer

elenao1

Date

April 23, 2024 01:48 PM BST

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What

Pink Crab Spider (Thomisus onustus)

Observer

elenao1

Date

April 6, 2024 04:05 PM CEST

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Domestic Dog (Canis familiaris)

Observer

dysm

Date

October 2023
Shark

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andybetter

Date

August 2019

Description

Cordylochernes pseudoscorpion on the abdomen of a harlequin beetle, Acrocinus longimanus.

Symbiont. Phoresy

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Red-femured Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona domiciliorum)

Observer

kzoebel

Date

September 7, 2023 11:56 AM CDT

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Green Lynx Spider (Peucetia viridans)

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kzoebel

Date

September 2, 2023 11:27 AM CDT

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Beaked Agrimony (Agrimonia rostellata)

Observer

kzoebel

Date

August 31, 2023 11:48 AM CDT

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California Flattened Jumping Spider (Platycryptus californicus)

Observer

littlequeen

Date

July 2023

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Cellar Spiders (Family Pholcidae)

Observer

oditidevak

Date

July 14, 2023 10:52 PM CST

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Observer

hsug1747

Date

May 2023

Description

Another ant mimic species, only a few feet away from where yesterday’s Sarinda sp. was. On planted Rhaphiolepis indica at the border between lawn and natural DG habitat. Observed attempting to catch a springtail.

Ant mimic ("myrmecomorph"), most closely resembling Linepithema humile in the area

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Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)

Observer

littlequeen

Date

June 2023

Description

Dead, preyed on by Bold Jumping Spider, Phidippus audax.

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Bold Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax)

Observer

littlequeen

Date

June 2023

Description

One of my favorite observations ever! With Western Honey Bee, Apis mellifera prey.

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Bold Jumping Spider (Phidippus audax)

Observer

littlequeen

Date

June 2023

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Asian Ant Mantis (Odontomantis planiceps)

Observer

lalita_pal

Date

June 4, 2023 12:45 PM IST
Batesian Mimicry

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California Flattened Jumping Spider (Platycryptus californicus)

Observer

littlequeen

Date

June 2023

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Eastern Fork-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus adsimilis ssp. fugax)

Observer

i_c_riddell

Date

May 17, 2023 11:40 AM CAT

Description

3 perched on top of tree after other birds had fled from a raptor. Noisily mimicing Black-backed Puffback, which was answering

Black-backed Puffback

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Typical Funnel Weavers (Subfamily Ageleninae)

Observer

littlequeen

Date

May 2023

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Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)

Observer

treeyee

Date

January 2023

Place

Taiwan, TW (Google, OSM)

Description

模仿巨嘴鴉叫聲,跟附近一隻巨嘴鴉同時叫

mimicking sound of Large-billed Crow

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European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Date

February 4, 2022 04:50 PM PST

Description

Perched atop a tree. This tree was cut down by the homeowner not long after. It flew away after a minute.

It was mimicking other bird calls, which I haven't seen them do in person before.

Yes, mimicking multiple birds.

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zepherp

Date

August 9, 2022 11:38 AM -05

Description

Unknown grasshopper species, appears to be mimicking a moth, with its folded legs resembling wings. My initial impression was that it was a moth attacked by cordyceps fungus, but it was a healthy living grasshopper. length of body + head was approximately 7mm. Width from knee to knee, approx. 19mm.

forward pointing legs looked like the back-swept wings of a moth. Cerci gave the impression of antennae.

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Cape Southern Fiscal (Lanius collaris ssp. collaris)

Observer

mariedelport

Date

May 1, 2022 03:38 PM SAST

Description

Terrible shot but very interesting observation for me. This slightly eye-browed fiscal was mimicking a White-fronted Bee-Eater.

Common Fiscal Shrike mimicking the call of White-fronted Bee-Eater

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Bandwing Grasshoppers (Subfamily Oedipodinae)

Observer

arlojamesbarnes

Date

August 9, 2014 11:10 AM MDT
sand

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Observer

arlojamesbarnes

Date

May 25, 2021 01:00 PM MDT

Description

was laying down a silk trail on my windshield

ant

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nlasala

Date

March 7, 2019 01:37 PM CST

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Wasp mimic

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American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)

Observer

jbourget

Date

May 18, 2020 09:12 PM EDT

Description

Mimicking PROW

Prothonotary Warbler

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What

Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus)

Observer

jbourget

Date

February 22, 2017 09:12 PM EST

Description

Mimicking HOWR

House Wren

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Observer

mmnat

Date

June 28, 2020 09:33 AM EDT
ichneumonidae

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Observer

gbohne

Date

August 2010

Description

Family: Cantharidae (leatherwing or soldier beetle, Weichkäfer)
Order: Coleoptera (beetles, Käfer)

Indonesia, W-Papua, Manokwari, Arfak Mts.: Syoubrig (Mokwam), ca. 1600m asl., 13.08.2010; IMG_3949

Lycidae (Coleoptera)

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Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos)

Observer

ashley_bradford

Date

April 19, 2020

Description

A virtuoso of a bird, I just stood there recording in wonder as it went through its impressive catalog of impressions of Carolina Wrens, Blue Jays, cardinals, and more. The only other birds vocalizing here are House Sparrows chirping near the beginning, and I think a starling made a noise sort of near the end. Sadly it was right next to a road, but you can still hear the song over the passing cars.

My analysis of the birds mimicked in the song:

Starts with a titmouse scold, then a single Blue Jay call, then several different Carolina Wren songs in a row (which is interesting to me - did it hear them all together from one bird, or does it somehow know all those come from one species? That seems unlikely, but… ?)
:08 I don’t know those trilling calls, and then it makes what I consider its own noises.
:15 Red-bellied Woodpecker sounds, followed by maybe flicker sounds?
:24 quiet House Finch sounds and some odd metallic peeps, rolling directly into
:27 Carolina Wren
:36 “whinnying” - not sure what this is
:37 one quick Red-bellied Woodpecker “kwirr”
:38 Northern Cardinal
:43 Blue Jay
:44 House Finch
:45 Tufted Titmouse
:47 American Robin
:48 Carolina Wren
:52 Grey Catbird “meow”
:53 mockingbird sounds
:54 Flicker (I think) “wika-wika”
Then some high-pitched sounds I can’t ID
1:04 Carolina Wren

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mockingbird mimicking songs of other bird species

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Observer

kueda

Date

July 22, 2018 10:41 PM PDT

Description

I encountered two on manzanita, and this one was very clearly sticking its rostrum into a marginal leaf gall (Tamalia?). Perhaps it was predating insect larvae within the gall, because these galls tend to be hollow without much juicy stuff to suck on.

True bug mimicking ant
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