The latest turn in studies of mimicry in the animal world involves great tits as predators and almonds as prey. When it comes to being unpalatable, it seems that some mimics may neither flatter nor deceive.
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Sherratt, T. Mimicry on the edge. Nature 448, 35–36 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/448034a
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