Fact and Science Fiction

In this episode I'm sharing types of animal mimicry. From owl butterflies to cuckoo birds, to the "thing" from space. I discuss defensive mimicry, aggressive mimicry and even mimicry humans have contributed to. It turns out there's no greater inspiration for horror than the natural world.Research from this episode is from my ol' pal Wikipedia andC. Blut, J. Wilibrandt, D. Fels, E.I. Girgel & K. Linau's 'The 'sparkle' in fake eyes - the protective effect of mimic eyespots in lepidoptera' in the journal Entomologia Experimentalis et ApplicataDream/Flashback effect from Zany MadcapFollow the podcast on Twitter @FactandSciFiRead the blog factandsciencefiction.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.