Eyespot Mimicry

FFXII Ashe Solo Part 348 Ashe vs Hecteyes

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Ashe Solo FINAL FANTASY XII Ashe battles Hecteyes Final Fantasy XII Enemy Hecteyes Minimum Stats Level Evade% 36 0 HP MP 8285 999 Power Defense 53 36 M. Pwr M. Def 22 20 Maximum stats Level Evade% 65 0 HP MP 35323 999 Power Defense 101 58 M. Pwr M. Def 49 42 Japanese ヘクトアイズRomaji Hekutoaizu Location Henne Mines, (Crossover C, Phase 2 Shaft, Special Charter Shaft) Draklor Labs, (68th Floor (Room 6811 East)) Bestiary Location The Henne Mines LP Awarded 1 Common Steal Chronos Tear Uncommon Steal 200 gil Rare Steal X-Potion Common Drop Yellow Liquid Uncommon Drop Storm Crystal Rare Drop Silver Liquid Very Rare Drop Sagittarius Gem Monograph Drop Unpurified Ether (10% - Warmage's Monograph) Canopic Jar Drop Arcana (19%) Common Poach Silver Liquid Rare Poach Unpurified Ether Attacks (3-hit max, inflict Slow), Slap, Mythril Bubbles Abilities Thundaga, Bleed, Pox, Phantasmal Gaze, Flash Innate abilities Resist Guns and Measures, Counter, Attack, Attack CT=0 Weak Against Ice Resistant to N/A Immune to Petrify, Stop, Confuse, Sleep*, Disease, Reverse, Disable, Immobilize^, Silence*, Poison, Sap*, Lure, Berserk, Charm Absorbs Thunder Other Information Has Haste and Regen (50%) *Level 62-65 ^Level 36-37 Page 1: Observations "Being an amorph possessing many eyes. It is a little known fact that of these eyes, only the foremost pair actually function. The others are thought to be a clever sort of mimicry intended to confuse those who might strike at the creature's real eyes, and <b>...</b>

Eyespot (mimicry)

(Mycalesis patnia) with a large eyespot on its under wings.]] An eyespot (sometimes ocellus) is an eye-like marking. They are found on butterflies, reptiles, birds and fish. In members of the Felidae family (such as the Leopard Cat and Leopard), the white circular markings on the backs of the ears are termed ocelli, and they are functionally similar to eyespots in other animals.

Eyespots may be a form of automimicry in which a spot on the body of an animal resembles an eye of a different animal to deceive potential predator or prey species; to draw a predator's attention away from the most vulnerable body parts; or to appear as an inedible or even dangerous animal. In larger animals, eyespots may play a role in intraspecies communication or courtship – the most well-known example is probably the eyespots on a peacock's display feathers. The white spots on the back of Felid ears serve a social function, by communicating the animal's mental state (excited, calm, aggressive, etc.) to conspecifics in the gloom of dense forest or in tall grass.

The eye-like markings in some butterflies and moths and certain other insects, as well as the Sunbittern (a bird) do not seem to serve a mimicry function. In some other cases, the evolutionary function of such spots is also not understood. There is, however, recent evidence to suggest that eyespots in butterflies serve as an anti-predatory device, by either scaring off potential predators or deflecting attacks away from vital body parts. Butterfly eyespots may also play a role in mate recognition and sexual selection, playing a similar role to the eyespots found on larger organisms mentioned above. Pattern formation of concentric spots is probably less complex than the conspicuous eyespots might suggest; it cannot be ruled out that eyespots are simply a morphogenetic "spandrel" which in any one particular case may or may not have been adapted for a particular function.

Evolution of the eyespot at the molecular Level

Butterfly eyespots are formed as a result of a morphogenetic signaling center, or organizer called the focus. This signaling center induces its neighboring cells to produce specific pigments which pattern the eyespot. Foci morphology and evolution appears to be the result of an altered regulatory circuit composed of the same patterning mechanisms conserved in insect wing patterning. This altered regulatory circuit is able to pattern both the anterior and posterior eyespots independent of the A/P compartmentalization restrictions. This can result in a predator thinking the fish is bigger than it is, and confusing the back end with the front end. The butterflyfish's first instinct when threatened is to flee, putting the false eyespot closer to the predator than the head. Most predators aim for the eyes, and this false eyespot tricks the predator into believing that the fish will flee tail first.

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Category:Animal anatomy Category:Antipredator adaptations Category:Mimicry

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Eyespot (mimicry)

Evolution of the eyespot at the molecular Level

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