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.
Large-scale evolution occurring over geologic time that results in the formation of new species and broader taxonomic groups. Microevolution: Changes in the traits of a group of organisms within a species that do not result in a new species. Mimicry: In biology, mimicry is the superficial resemblance of one species of organism to another species or to a natural object in its surroundings.