Mimicry is one of the most intriguing and fascinating evolutionary phenomena. This video takes an indepth look at this unique survival strategy as well as the evolutionary mechanisms that gave rise to it.

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Voiceover by Matt Provenzano https://www.mattprovenzano.com

Special Thanks to Paul Bertner ( https://www.flickr.com/photos/rainfor... ) for letting me use his amazing collection of macro shots of antmimics,
to Analía V. López (    / analiavlopez   ) for letting me use her Egg Rejection Video.
and to Matthieu Berroneau (   / matthieuberroneau   ) for letting me use his Spidertailed Viper photos.

CC Attribution: Because I have used a ton of creative commons material (too much for the description) I have included a spreadsheet with time codes and credit for (hopefully) all the material used. If I’ve missed anything let me know and I will add it.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...


Sources:
The evolution of Müllerian mimicry – doi:10.1007/s001140080403y
Müllerian mimicry in bumble bees is a transient continuum – doi:10.1101/513275
Behavioural Ecology: Spiders Play the Imitation Game – doi:10.1016/j.cub.2017.08.021
The perfection of mimicry: an information approach – doi:10.1098/rstb.2016.0340
The distribution of bumblebee colour patterns worldwide doi:10.1111/j.10958312.2007.00878.x
Müllerian Mimicry as a Result of Codivergence between Velvet Ants and Spider Wasps – doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0112942
Repeated evolution in overlapping mimicry rings among North American velvet ants – doi:10.1038/ncomms2275
Gene Flow in the Mullerian Mimicry Ring of a Poisonous Papuan Songbird Clade (Pitohui; Aves) – doi:10.1093/gbe/evz168
A rare predator exploits prey escape behavior – doi:10.1093/beheco/10.1.7
Mimics without models: causes and consequences of allopatry in Batesian mimicry complexes doi:10.1098/rspb.2010.0586
Diversity in mimicry: paradox or paradigm – doi:10.1016/S01695347(98)014839
Coral snakes predict the evolution of mimicry across New World snakes – doi: 10.1038/ncomms11484
Diversity in Müllerian mimicry: The optimal predator sampling strategy explains both local and regional polymorphism in prey doi:10.1111/evo.12790
The optimal sampling strategy for unfamiliar prey doi:10.1111/j.15585646.2011.01274.x
Versatile Aggressive Mimicry of Cicadas by an Australian Predatory Katydid doi:10.1371/ journal.pone.0004185
Mimicry, colour forms and spectral sensitivity of the bluestriped fangblenny – doi:10.1098/rspb.2008.1819
An Experimental Study of CoEvolution Between the Cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, and its Hosts doi:10.2307/4995
Striking difference in response to expanding brood parasites by birds in western and eastern Beringia doi:10.1111/jofo.12247
Melyrid beetles (Choresine) – doi: 10.1073pnas.0407197101
The evolution of egg rejection by cuckoo hosts in Australia and Europe – doi:10.1093/beheco/ari041
Cuckoo adaptations: trickery and tuning doi:10.1111/j.14697998.2011.00810.x
On some phylogenetic aspects of coral snake coloration and the associated mimicry complex
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