Is it a bee, a wasp, a fly, or a moth?

Опубликовано: 30 Октябрь 2024
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It can be hard to distinguish bees from all the other insects out there that look like bees.

If you want to learn more about this topic, start your googling here:
Mullerian mimicry: a type of mimicry in which two or more animals with defenses develop similar appearances as a shared protective device
Batesian mimicry: a type of mimicry in which an animal with no defenses is protected by its resemblance to an animal capable of defense
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Script Writer: Kate Yoshida (@KateYoshida)
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Video Illustrator: Ever Salazar (@eversalazar)
Video Director: Kate Yoshida (@KateYoshida)
Video Narrator: Kate Yoshida (@KateYoshida)
With Contributions From: Henry Reich, Emily Elert, Peter Reich, David Goldenberg
Music by: Nathaniel Schroeder:   / drschroeder

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References:

Brower J.V.Z. & Brower L.P., (1965). Experimental studies of mimicry. 8. Further investigations of honeybees (Apis mellifera) and their dronefly mimics (Eristalis spp.). American Naturalist 99:173–187. https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/2459...

Dyer, F., Jan 2017, personal communication.

Franks, D. W. and Noble, J., (2002). The origins of mimicry rings. Standish, R. K., Bedau, M. A. and Abbass, H. A.(eds.) In Artificial Life VIII: Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Artificial Life. MIT Press., pp. 186-191. http://alife8.alife.org/proceedings/s...

Pasteur, G., (1982). A classificatory review of mimicry systems. Annual Review of Ecology & Systematics, 13: 169–199.
http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/abs/...
Rettenmeyer, C.W., (1970). Insect Mimicry. Annual Review of Entomology 15: 43-74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1146/annurev.en.....

Wilson, J., Jan 2017, personal communication.
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Image Credits:
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) - Charles James Sharp
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Sugar bag bee - Graham Wise
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Agapostemon virescens - Susan Ellis
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Amegilla cingulata bee - Chiswick Chap
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Drone fly (Eristalis tenax) - Francis C. Franklin
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Eumeninae Wasp - Joaquim Alves Gaspar
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Sesia apiformis - Gyorgy Csoka
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Lunate Blister Beetle - Bernard DUPONT
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Plain Lacewing (Cethosia hypsea) caterpillar - Bernard Dupont
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Nymph of Green Milkweed Locust (Phymateus viridipes) - Bernard DUPONT
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Eristalis tenax - Wilder Kaiser
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Yellow Jacket Wasp - Wikimedia user Bombman356
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