 The young instars of several mantids such as the bark mantid "Tarachodes afzelii" are Batesian mimics of ants, but there seem to be no mantids that mimic models in any other taxon.Curiously, the young instars derive protection from their resemblance to ants, while bigger instars and adults, neither of which are ant mimics, eat ants.Flies that resemble ants include species in the Richardiidae genus "Sepsisoma", which mimic the formicine ant "Camponotus crassus".