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When a harmless organism has an appearance similar to another harmful organism?

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When a harmless organism has an appearance similar to another harmful organism, then that is called as the Batesian mimicry which is referring to the copying of a dangerous organisms' appearance or characteristics. They are not actually dangerous and they are like just mimicking other organisms.

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