Paranthrene simulans, (Grote, 1881), a Batesian mimicry MASTER!

#educational #science #entomology #bugs #moth #wasp #insects #lepidoptera #batesianmimicry #nature

Paranthrene simulans, (Grote, 1881), a Batesian mimicry MASTER!

#educational #science #entomology #bugs #moth #wasp #insects #lepidoptera #batesianmimicry #nature

Bumblee & its hoverfly mimic: Bombus hypnorum & Criorhina berberina today in Bengeo garden. #BatesianMimicry

Eastern hornet fly
(Spilomyia longicornis)

Happy Fly-day!

This is a harmless, wasp-mimic.
Photographed in September, in Chicago.

#Syrphidae #flyDay #flies #insects #pollinators #bugs #nature #naturalist #macro #photography #chicago #diptera #BatesianMimicry #hornetFly

Vulnerable species, like the Lunar Hornet Moth, have evolved a strategy known as Batesian mimicry to make themselves appear dangerous to predators. If I were unaware that they were totally harmless, I would choose to avoid them if I saw one.

#teammoth #mothsmatter #BatesianMimicry

This is a beautiful picture, but it is #notabee. It is a bee-mimicking fly. There are several traits that diagnose it as a fly, but in this pic the easiest to see are the stubby little antennae. #insectThursday 🧪 #naturephotography #mimicry #batesianmimicry

New research article! 📰

Euo et al. uncover the hidden larval side of Korea's wasp-mimicking hoverflies, confirmed for the first time developing inside native yellowjacket nests 🪰
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...

#SocialInsects #Syrphidae #BatesianMimicry #VespidNests #InsectDiversity

Not a #Bumblebee but a #Hoverfly (Merodon equestris female) that has evolved to resemble one. The very small antennae are a signal. #Diptera #Entomology #BatesianMimicry

#KateBatesianMiddleton #KateBatesian #WilliamBatesian
#Wales
#BatesianMimicry #AnimalEvolution #Survival #Parasite
#Parasitical

Royal #Cosplay for stolen #Rizz #Media attention

Fascinating watching a couple of female Volucella inanis wasp-mimic hoverflies lurking outside, and occasionally flying into a wasp nest in one of our old log piles, presumably to lay eggs. Once hatched, their larvae eat the developing wasp grubs...
#BatesianMimicry