The recent thread calling for mimicry examples made me think about species that mimic something else but in such a way that there’s no advantage to the mimicry, or – are only mimics from a human perspective. Example?
So, what have you seen out there that you would have no trouble calling ‘accidental’ mimicry?
I’ll give it a go…maybe this?
Geastrum (Earthstars) which look like flowers to me, but aren’t bringing in pollinators
OK, because I have zero scientific training, my mind often makes connections it probably ought not to make.
When I see juveniles of Membracis mexicana, for example, my mind always does this…:
…and Bolbonata do this:
They always make me think of biscuits (in the American sense) rising in the oven. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144745471
Beautiful shot! Yep, biscuits, or maybe smores – the original recipe with vanilla wafers?
