Eyespot (mimicry)
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eyespot-mimicry-208-5138932
title:
Eyespot (mimicry)
text:
An eyespot is an eye-like marking. They are found in butterflies, reptiles, cats, birds and fish. Eyespots could be explained in at least three different ways. They may be a form of mimicry in which a spot on the body of an animal resembles an eye of a different animal, to deceive potential predator or prey species. They may be a form of self-mimicry, to draw a predator's attention away from the prey's most vulnerable body parts. Or they may serve to make the prey appear inedible or dangerous. E
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description:
Eye-like marking used for mimicry or distraction
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyespot_(mimicry)
date created:
2007-06-05T22:13:15Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T07:54:52Z
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