Mimesis (biology)

In biology, mimesis (from ancient Greek μίμησις mímēsis, "imitation") is a form of crypsis where living creatures mimic the form, colour and posture of their surroundings to avoid being noticed from their surroundings by predators depending on sight. One view is that mimesis, being a form of crypsis, differs from mimicry, but in English, mimesis is often counted as one of several forms of mimicry.

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