A hummingbird chick in Panama mimics a poisonous caterpillar to avoid predators—a rare case of bird-to-insect mimicry. When ...

Tiny hummingbird chicks were observed mimicking a poisonous caterpillar to survive in the Panama rainforest–a first for science.

The animal world is always full of surprises. Even a long-studied species can hold a few secrets hidden between their fur or ...

A chance encounter in a Panama rainforest has uncovered a new defensive behavior in white-necked jacobin hummingbird chicks.

Uncover the mysteries of hummingbirds. How does the white-necked jacobin trick predators through mimicry? Find out now.

A baby hummingbird might have a special way of warding off predators, which threaten tropical hummingbird species in infancy.

Scientists have discovered mimicry and camouflage as evolutionary features found in the species of white-necked Jacobin ...

Hummingbird chicks pretend to be a caterpillar to avoid being eaten, reveals new research. The tiny birds, smaller than a ...

A new study has uncovered a molecular mechanism by which rice cells perceive viral infections and initiate antiviral response ...

Hoverflies are fascinating creatures. Perhaps like me you’ve watched them live up to their name by hovering in the air, ...

Scientists discovered a hummingbird chick that twitches like a caterpillar. This behavior scares off predators.

"A lot of these really classic examples of Batesian mimicry involve butterflies mimicking other butterflies, or snakes ...