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title: "#Mimicry Animals & Superpower Traits (3 Species) | AnimalTracks.wiki"
description: "Morphological and behavioral impersonation of dangerous, toxic, or inanimate objects to deceive predators and prey. Explore all 3 species with this trait in the AnimalTracks wildlife encyclopedia."
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# #Mimicry Animals & Evolutionary Adaptations

> Morphological and behavioral impersonation of dangerous, toxic, or inanimate objects to deceive predators and prey.

- **Trait Category**: Sensory & Stealth
- **Species Count**: 3 Curated Creatures
- **Browse Web**: [View interactive trait gallery](https://animaltracks.wiki/tags/mimicry/)

## Species With #Mimicry

- [Common Cuckoo](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/common-cuckoo/) (*Cuculus canorus*)
  - **Superpower**: Lays eggs that tend to match the host's, and barred underparts make some small birds treat it like a sparrowhawk
  - **Danger**: Low | **Conservation**: Least Concern
  - **Soundtrack**: Goldfrapp (70s Pop & Glam Disco)
- [Giant Prickly Stick Insect](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/giant-prickly-stick-insect/) (*Extatosoma tiaratum*)
  - **Superpower**: Hatches looking and behaving like an ant
  - **Danger**: Low | **Conservation**: Least Concern
  - **Soundtrack**: Beach House (Dream Pop & Shoegaze)
- [Orchid Mantis](https://animaltracks.wiki/animals/orchid-mantis/) (*Hymenopus coronatus*)
  - **Superpower**: Color that bees cannot tell apart from real flowers, drawing in wild pollinators at an even higher rate than flowers do.
  - **Danger**: Low | **Conservation**: Not Evaluated
  - **Soundtrack**: Cocteau Twins (Dream Pop & Shoegaze)

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