âTarmac Northern Limted, which owns the quarry near Helwith Bridge, is seeking planning permission to extend its workings to the west of the existing site.â âThe operators want to dig deeper seams within the quarry - up to 15 metres below the existing level.â
Batesian mimicry. noun, Ecology. 1. the protective resemblance in appearance of a palatable or harmless species, as the viceroy butterfly, to an unpalatable or dangerous species, as the monarch butterfly, that is usually avoided by predators. Compare MÃ¼llerian mimicry.
n. 1  A form of protective mimicry, especially in insects, in which a species that is palatable or harmless closely resembles an unpalatable or harmful species and therefore is avoided by predators. 2  mimicry in which a species with poor defenses resembles another species that more successfully avoids predators.