When animals are the gods of disguise
By Pictolic https://pictolic.com/en/article/when-animals-are-the-gods-of-disguise1The animal kingdom can be cruel and dangerous. So what should small and non-fanged animals do to protect themselves, or the same predators who need to eat and feed their cubs? Evolution's answer to this question is simple — disguise. Although we consider the same chameleon a striking example of natural camouflage, things are much more complicated.
There are two types of camouflage in nature — thanks to the first, it is difficult to see an animal, the second is when the animal looks like something else.
Leaf-tailed gecko.
Vietnamese mossy frog.
The white hare.
A sidewalker spider, or a crab spider.
The snake is a Texas rattlesnake.
Turtle.
Sea bass.
The moth.
Eastern small-eared owl.
The ragpicker seahorse.
Butterfly.
Octopus.
Chameleon.
The bird is a gigantic whitefoot.
Jaguar.
Pink dwarf seahorse.
Butterfly.
The fish is a stone.
Sand crab.
A two-tailed spider.
Leaf grasshopper.
Pipefish.
Keywords: Camouflage | Disguise
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