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What animals mimic other animals?

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While many predators mimic a harmless living animal to deceive their prey, South America's freshwater leaf fish doesn't even do that: they just act like the environment. read more

However, a selection of animals have chosen deception, treachery, and downright fraud to either resemble dangerous animals for protection (defensive mimicry), or pass as a literal wolf in sheep’s clothing to get within striking distance of prey (aggressive mimicry). read more

Without these natural mechanisms, the frogfish is actually quite helpless against other sea animals. 9. Leaf Scorpionfish. This is another sea animal that mimics a dead leaf. They do this to catch their prey by surprise. Aside from looking like a leaf, they actually act like the plant that they mimic as well. read more

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Nature Blows My Mind! Amazing leaf-mimicking animals ...
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