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Mimicry - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Both species are harmful and share a similar appearance.
- - - - Hawaiian Bobtail Squid and light bacteria
        
        This relationship causes the squid to blend in with the moonlight which causes predators not to see it. In other words, it blends in with its background.
      - Pocket Mice
        
        The dark-colored pocket mice blend in with the dark color of the lava. When an organism blends in with its background, this is considered crypsis.
  - - - Rove Beetles and Army Ants
        
        The beetles pretend to be ants that are part of the colony. The allows the beetles to steal food and eat the ant's eggs. The ants are unaware and see the beetles as "just another ant."
      - Macrocilix maia
        
        The pattern on this moth's wings appears to predators as hungry flies feeding on bird droppings. This is uninteresting/unappealing to predators.
- - - - The palatable moth mimics the sounds the non palatable moth makes to warn bats that it is toxic. This warning causes bats to not eat the moths.
    - - The non venomous milk snake mimics the appearance of the venomous coral snake to deter predators.