How Do Animals Achieve Extraordinary Camouflage?

  • 1. Grass frog
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This species, also known as the southern bell frog, clings to the weeds around ponds.

2. Leaf-tailed gecko

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It is difficult to spot this gecko because it blends into the tree trunk.

3. Stingray

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A stingray in the Caribbean has come up with a clever way to evade predators.

4. Ghost crab

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Can you spot the crab in there?

5. Praying Mantis

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Which is the leaf, which is the insect?

6. Stick insects

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Can you tell which is the stick insect?

7. Spotted Stingray

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A venomous blue-ringed stingray awaits its prey.

8. Frog

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It’s easy to miss this little frog relaxing on a tree trunk.

9. Butterfly

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Some butterflies are very good at camouflage.

10. Wild goat

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The desert rocks hide the fur of this ibex almost perfectly.

11. Moth

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Geometric moths are known to be masters of disguise.

12. Green-headed gecko

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A male gecko has a blue head but can tone down the color to match the rest of its body and blend into rocks when a predator is nearby.

13. Rabbit

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An Arctic hare makes the most of the snow in Hudson Bay, Canada.

14. Partridge

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The mottled feathers of the rock grouse blend delicately into the cranberry and rock bushes around it.

15. Leaf beetle

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This bug is nothing more than a leaf.

16. Fish

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This strange blenny fish fits in well with its surroundings.

17. Octopus

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This octopus blends in very well with its coral reef home.

18. Flounder

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A flounder mingles in the sand.

19. Grasshopper

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Among the rotting autumn leaves, you would be hard pressed to spot this grasshopper.

20. Partridge

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The snowy grouse’s winter plumage is specially adapted to its snowy surroundings.

 

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