The heliconians may first have mimicked a poisonous species in a related family of butterflies without being poisonous themselves, an imitation known as Batesian mimicry.
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It uses batesian mimicry as a method of defense-its coloration resembles that of the forelegs and pedipalps of a jumping spider ( family Salticidae ).
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A number of non-venomous North American snake species have colorful markings similar to those of the coral snake, an oft cited example of Batesian mimicry.
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While visual signals have attracted most study, some moths mimic the ultrasound warning signals sent by unpalatable moths to bat predators, constituting auditory Batesian mimicry.
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This is known as Batesian mimicry, after Henry Walter Bates, a British naturalist who studied Amazonian butterflies in the second half of the 19th century.
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Batesian mimicry is the most commonly known and widely studied of mimicry complexes, such that the word mimicry is often treated as synonymous with Batesian mimicry.
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Batesian mimicry is frequency dependent : it is most effective when the ratio of mimic to model is low; otherwise, predators learn to recognise the impostors.
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Batesian mimicry is the most commonly known and widely studied of mimicry complexes, such that the word mimicry is often treated as synonymous with Batesian mimicry.
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The occurrence of the pattern in these three ant species could be M�llerian mimicry, while the spider uses Batesian mimicry ( as it is palatable ).
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The idea behind Batesian mimicry is that predators that have tried to eat the unpalatable species learn to associate its colors and markings with an unpleasant taste.
