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Title: To be or not to be a mimic
Post by: Orstio on January 21, 2005, 04:01:05 PM
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What is the world coming to? An unsuspecting reef fish steps up to have its parasites removed by its favourite cleaner fish, the bluestreak cleaner wrasse, but instead of a thorough going over, it gets a nasty nip from the cleverly disguised bluestriped fangblenny, intent on a quick feed.

(http://www.everything-science.com/images/stories/mimic41.jpg)
Blkue striped fangblenny hides in coral
Mimics in nature have usually evolved to resemble foul-tasting animals, in a bid to protect themselves from predators, but the bluestriped fangblenny fish mimics a model -the bluestreak cleaner wrasse- that is not only harmless but actually beneficial to many reef fish species.

Researchers at University of East Anglia, Isabelle Côté and Karen Cheney, have discover. . .

Title: Re: To be or not to be a mimic
Post by: Sarah90 on January 29, 2005, 03:48:31 AM
Looks Beautiful !   ...uh ohh...
... Oh No !!!...not the...flanganglefangbenny !!!! :computer.gif:


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