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[–] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

I'm not their predator and I think a snake looks like that too. I therefore think the image is pretty acurate.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    That means we see snakes similarly to the way their predators do.

    From a different perspective, the bee mimic orchid only vaguely looks like a bee to us, but it still successfuly tricks bees, so image accuracy isn't the only factor. Both mimics can give us interesting insughts into how other animals see the world.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Yeah, I'll add another example where it doesn't work on us people, just for the fun of it. Tigers are quite strikingly orange and one wonders how they can hide in the greenery without being immediatelly spotted by their prey. But their prey sees the orange colour differently, for them, tigers blend with their surroundings perfectly!

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