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.
Additionally, a species may be a Batesian mimic to one predator and a Muellerian mÃ¼llerian mimic to. Another viceroy butterflies and (monarchs admiral) butterflies have often been Called batesian; mimics, however this is not the case as both are poisonous which makes Them muellerian. mÃ¼llerian mimicsredators that avoid only one or the other type of harmful species provide no benefit to individuals of the species that is not avoided. Therefore, it would be advantageous if the appearances of the two prey species were more similar.