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The term Müllerian mimicry, named in his honour, has since been used for this mutualistic form of mimicry. [5] [10] Müller wrote that The resemblance of the genera named [Ituna and Thyridia] is the more worthy of notice since it occurs between insects both belonging to the group of butterflies which are protected by distastefulness. The ...
Chemical mimicry (or molecular mimicry) is a type of biological mimicry involving the use of chemicals to dupe an operator. A chemical mimic dupes an operator (e.g. a predator) by showing an adaptive chemical resemblance to an object of its environment and as a consequence receives selective advantage. [1] In all cases of chemical mimicry it ...
Hope Summers (character) Hope Summers is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Mike Carey and Chris Bachalo, the character first appeared in X-Men #205 (Jan 2008, during the "X-Men: Messiah Complex" storyline). [1] She is the first mutant born after the events of the "House of M" and "Decimation ...
Mimic (Calvin Montgomery Rankin) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was briefly a member of the X-Men in the 1960s, and was the first character to be added to the team after the original line-up and the first X-Man who was not a mutant. An alternate reality version of Mimic became a popular ...
Colossus (Piotr " Peter " Nikolayevich Rasputin; Russian: Пётр Николаевич Распутин) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Len Wein and artist Dave Cockrum, he first appeared in Giant-Size X-Men #1 (May 1975). A Russian mutant, he is a member of the X-Men.
Introduction. Mimicry is an adaptation by a species, called the mimic, making it resemble something else, called the model, with the effect of deceiving another species, the dupe. The three are not always all distinct, as mimicry can for example be within a species. [3] The adaptation is to the evolutionary advantage of the mimic.
Superpower describes a sovereign state or supranational union that holds a dominant position characterized by the ability to exert influence and project power on a global scale. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This is done through the combined means of economic, military, technological, political, and cultural strength as well as diplomatic and soft power ...
The Super-Adaptoid is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has appeared in over five decades of Marvel continuity and featured in other Marvel-endorsed products such as animated television series and merchandise such as trading cards.