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| Aggressive mimicry is a form of mimicry where predators,
parasites or parasitoids share similar signals with a harmless
model, allowing them to avoid being correctly identified by
their prey or host. In its broadest sense, it involves any type
of exploitation, such as an orchid exploiting a male insect by
mimicking a sexually receptive female (see pseudocopulation),
but will here be restricted to forms of exploitation involving
feeding. The alternative term Peckhamian mimicry (after George
and Elizabeth Peckham) has also been suggested, but it is seldom
used. The metaphor of a wolf in sheep's clothing can be used as
an analogy, but with the caveat that mimics are not
intentionally deceiving their prey. For example, indigenous
Australians who dress up as and imitate kangaroos when hunting
would not be considered aggressive mimics, nor would a human
angler. Aggressive mimicry is opposite