Hooded
grasshopper (
Teratodus monticollis) is camouflaged in both shape and color
Kallima inachus, the
Indian leaf
butterfly Shows the leaf-like appearance of the underside of the wing, visible when wings are closed. This is typical of the whole
genus.
Really exceptional camouflaged
frog,
almost invisible (facing right, on the upper left of the nearly-vertical stick).
Brazil Frog in above photo highlighted
Grey reef shark: belly lighter than back. That is countershading, a key means of camouflage.
The
flounder's camouflage is dynamic: it changes as the background changes.
Camouflage is a visual disguise. Without it, an animal would be recognised easily. If the natural color of an animal makes it look like its surroundings, that is camouflage. One example is a tiger's stripes in the long grass.
Camouflage is a form of deception. The word camouflage comes from the French word camoufler, which means "to disguise".
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