Evasive mimicry: too beetle, or not too beetle?

Mimics are the protagonists of evolutionary plays occurring in ecological theaters. In these Darwinian tragicomedies, predators, preys or even partners act as mimics' dupe. The ability to mimic other species is a striking example of evolution by natural selection, which has long attracted the attention of naturalists (e.g., Bates 1862, Müller 1879). By copying signals from a model organism, some mimics are able to fool predators that usually avoid poisonous or disgusting species (Ruxton et al. 2018). This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.