Mimicry is a physical or behavioral resemblance of one species to another, or to an inanimate object. Although it is more common in animals, it is also found in plants. This arrangement benefits either the originator only, or both species. Mimicry was first reported in 1862 by the British naturalist Henry Bates while observing tropical forest butterflies in Brazil. He described a resemblance between two unrelated families of butterflies, where the one family that was edible (mimic) closely resembled another inedible family (model). This is now known as Batesian mimicry. This type of arrangement confers an advantage to the mimic when predators such as birds (known as dupes) avoid the edible along with the unpalatable individuals. The original model species is argued to have evolved a warning coloration to advertise its distastefulness to potential predators. Natural selection favors palatable species that have evolved similar coloration. Thus, predation on both...