Mimicry means the act of imitation, but in the animal world, it is defined as “the close external resemblance of an animal… ...

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Some people -- and animals -- will go to any lengths to attract ... of the orchid enables it to spread its genes widely. The mimicry is near-perfect. For example, the Australian hammer orchid ...