An example of aggressive mimicry would be
A) a duck shooter blowing a horn that reproduces the mating call of a male duck.
B) a harmless arthropod that has the same coloration patterns as a stinging ant.
C) a harmless arthropod that assumes the same aggressive posture as a stinging ant when threatened.
D) a young cuckoo chick parasitising the nest of the fairy wren. These birds eject the fairy wren eggs and allow themselves to be raised by the fairy wren parents.
E) when, as in Pavlov's experiment, the dog salivates in response to the bell ring.

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Aggressive mimicry involves predators, parasites, or parasitoids resembling something else to enhance their predation, parasitism, or parasitoid success. In choice A, the duck shooter mimics the mating call of a male duck to attract ducks, which is a form of aggressive mimicry where the mimic benefits at the expense of the target (the ducks).

An Example of Aggressive Mimicry Would Be