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Apparent death is a form of animal deception considered to be an anti-predator strategy, but it can also be used as a form of aggressive mimicry. When induced by humans, the state is sometimes colloquially known as animal hypnosis.
A chicken being "hypnotized" A chicken can be hypnotized, or put into a trance, with its head down near the ground, by drawing a line along the ground with a stick or a finger, starting at the beak and extending straight outward in front of the chicken. If the chicken is hypnotized in this manner, it will continue to stare at the line and ...
A number of studies show that hypnosis can reduce the pain experienced during burn-wound debridement, [101] bone marrow aspirations, and childbirth. [102] [103] The International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis found that hypnosis relieved the pain of 75% of 933 subjects participating in 27 different experiments. [91]
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In aggressive mimicry, predators or parasites resemble harmless species, allowing them to approach or to attract prey. [8] Anglerfish have a long filament (the illicium) sprouting from the middle of the head above the eyes and terminating in an irregular growth of flesh (the esca). The esca can be wiggled to resemble a small worm, luring other ...
Amanda Sefton – also known as Daytripper and the second Magik; a witch in the Marvel Universe; can summon powers including hypnotism; Screenslaver – character created by Evelyn Deavor in Incredibles 2 who uses screens to control people by relaying an image in front of their eyes, is the main antagonist in the film.
A new study from the University of Chicago finds that all humans have an innate sense built in that makes us fear things that are moving closer towards, rather than moving away. In evolutionary ...
Average (Human) Height Humanoids Includes tall grey aliens and similar entities. 25 Tall Humanoids Beings similar to, but much taller than a normal human. Considered an atypical abduction category. 23 Mummy-like Beings that resemble the reanimated mummies of horror movies. 5 Miscellaneous Humanoids Includes reptoids, hairy dwarves and others. 33