A key element in virtually every mimetic situation is deception by the
mimic,
perpetrated upon a third party, which mistakes the mimic for the
model.
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This third party may be the collective potential predators upon
the mimic, potential prey of a predacious mimic, or even one of the mimic’s own species.
learning to mimic
protects the artist