what is an example of it which portrays this mimicry?
An example of this is the fly "Spilomyia longicornis", which mimics vespid wasps
Batesian mimicry
n imperfect Batesian mimicry, the mimics do not exactly resemble their models. An example of this is the fly "Spilomyia longicornis", which mimics vespid wasps. However, it is not a perfect mimic. Wasps have long black antennae and this fly does not. Instead, they wave their front legs above their heads to look like the antennae on the wasps. Many reasons have been suggested for imperfect mimic
where do wasps fit in the food chain UNANSWERABLE how are these creatures classified as per the scientific classification in the animal kingdom? It is an insect of the narrow-waisted suborder Apocrita of the order Hymenoptera which is neither a bee nor an ant; have there been any petrified remains of this creature recovered, which proves its existence millions of years ago? Hymenoptera in the form of Symphyta (Xyelidae) first appeared in the fossil record in the Lower Triassic. Apocrita, wasps in the broad sense, appeared in the Jurassic, and had diversified into many of the extant superfamilies by the Cretaceous; they appear to have evolved from the Symphyta. Fig wasps with modern anatomical features first appeared in the Lower Cretaceous of the Crato Formation in Brazil, some 65 million years before the first fig trees. are these creatures further grouped depending on their social characteristics? Yes into social and solitary wasps ? what are the social characteristics of the first group mentioned above? Of the dozens of extant wasp families, only the family Vespidae contains social species, primarily in the subfamilies Vespinae and Polistinae. With their powerful stings and conspicuous warning coloration, often in black and yellow, social wasps are frequent models for Batesian mimicry by non-stinging insects, and are themselves involved in mutually beneficial Mülleri mimicry what is meant by the 'first' mentioned mimicry? It is a form of mimicry where a harmless species has evolved to imitate the warning signals of a harmful species directed at a predator of them both
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Batesian mimicry [SEP] Imperfect Batesian mimicry
In imperfect Batesian mimicry, the mimics do not exactly resemble their models. An example of this is the fly "Spilomyia longicornis", which mimics vespid wasps. However, it is not a perfect mimic. Wasps have long black antennae and this fly does not. Instead, they wave their front legs above their heads to look like the antennae on the wasps. Many reasons have been suggested for imperfect mimicry. Imperfect mimics may simply be evolving towards perfection. They may gain advantage from resembling multiple models at once. Humans may evaluate mimics differently from actual predators. Mimics may confuse predators by resembling both model and nonmimic at the same time (satiric mimicry).