Camouflage is an ancient art, and species around the planet depend on it daily for survival. Here is a list of camouflage animals.
1. Chameleon
Chameleons change color based mostly on their emotions, but maybe not in the way you’re thinking. They don’t change color to reflect anger, but to reflect a desire to mate or fight an opposing male, or as a sign of submission to those who may see them as a threat
2. Common Baron Caterpillar
Baron caterpillars evolved their elaborate shapes and colors for the single purpose of hiding from predators. This boosts their odds of surviving long enough to become common baron butterflies, and therefore reproducing.
3. Pygmy Seahorse
Pygmy seahorses are too minuscule and fragile to fend off predators and instead turn to camouflage to survive. They spend their entire adult lives living on a type of coral called a sea fan. Calcium-rich bumps, known as tubercles, cover the seahorses’ bodies and help them blend in with the sea fans’ polyps
4. Mossy Leaf-Tailed Gecko
Fringed flaps on the leaf-tailed gecko’s sides and lower jaws flatten against a surface, obscuring their outline. The increased surface area reflects and refracts light, aiding their camouflage capabilities.
5. Eastern Screech Owl
The Eastern screech owl is another master of disguise. Its tan, gray, and white coloring blends in seamlessly with the bark of trees, making it practically disappear when it hides in the trees’ cavities. It also has feathers sticking up from its head that break up its outline, making it harder to see.
