Natural camouflage is one of nature’s greatest gifts in the animal kingdom. Sure, some animals have deadly toxins or surgically sharp claws, but these are active forms of defense. Camouflage is the ...

Camouflage is an exciting animal adaptation that allows many different types of animals to blend in with their surroundings. The chameleon is one of the most recognizable animals that camouflages ...

Discover the fascinating world of camouflage and masterful mimicry in this gallery of hidden animals. From elusive snow leopards to tiny mantises, these animals of all shapes and sizes can blend ...

Nature doesn’t hand out invisibility cloaks, but some animals come awfully close. Instead of relying on speed or toxins to stay alive, these animals take a quieter route and vanish. Camouflage is a ...

Are you looking at a scene of tree or is there a creature in plain sight, but you don’t see it because it is so well camouflaged? At one time or other we are all surprised by an encounter with an ...

Octopuses conceal themselves in their surroundings using chromatophores—cells that can change pigment dynamically—to match the colors of the seafloor, reef systems, and even other animals. But they ...

The unusual fusing of biological science with computer science cam together to allow researchers to try and understand why many animals are dichromats (having two types of color receptor cells in ...

This moldy pancake is actually the flowery flounder (Bothus mancus), a vivid plane of a fish that expertly changes its color to match its surroundings. The very flat fish’s dorsal (top) side is ...