...Other interesting examples of aggressive mimicry include fireflies that mimic the glow of other fireflies to lure males and then prey on them (light mimicry), and the bumblebee spider that attracts males with the same scent as the sex pheromones released by female moths and then captures and eats them with a mucus thread (smell mimicry). In addition, butterflies and fishes that have eye-shaped patterns on parts of their bodies to scare off predators or to focus the enemy's attack on the fake eyes and escape can also be considered as signaling mimicry in a broad sense. From [Eyeball Pattern]…also called eye patterns. They are found in butterflies such as the owl butterfly and the peacock butterfly, moths such as the saturday moth and the campanula moth, and also in fish, squids, frogs, and other animals. They are similar to the eyes of vertebrates. *Some of the terminology explanations that mention "eye-shaped pattern" are listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…このほか攻撃擬態には,他種のホタルの光り方をまねて雄をおびきよせ,これを捕食するホタルの類(光の擬態)や,ガの雌の出す性フェロモンと同じにおいで雄を誘引し,粘液の糸で捕らえて食べるナゲナワグモ(においの擬態)など,興味深い例がある。またチョウや魚などが体の一部に目玉模様(眼状紋)をもち,外敵をおどかしたり,敵の攻撃目標をにせの目玉に集中させて逃げる例も,広い意味での標識的擬態とみなすことができる。 【目玉模様】より…眼状紋ともいう。フクロウチョウやクジャクチョウなどのチョウの仲間や,ヤママユガやクスサンなどのガの仲間,さらに魚類やイカやカエルなどさまざまな動物がもっている,脊椎動物の目によく似た模様。… ※「眼状紋」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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