Why do animals use camouflage? Have you ever worn a disguise? Have you pretended to be someone else or something? Animals do this too. We call this camouflage. A camouflage animal uses different ...

Scientists discovered a moth that appears 3D despite having flat wings. Tiny structures on its wings reflect light that ...

Animals have evolved a range of camouflage tactics, from simple colour matching to ... corals and other objects on the sea floor. They do this by changing the size of special projections on their skin ...

Did you know some U.S. animals can change their color? From seasonal camouflage to mood-based transformations, these 10 ...

When it comes to camouflage and animal markings, there's a lot we can learn from the animal kingdom. And while there are many ...

Brazilian and British researchers have observed that a small crustacean that changes color according to the marine vegetation is able to disguise itself in exotic algae that did not evolve together ...

Unlike iridophores, leucophores do not change appearance based on ... (2011) "Rapid adaptive camouflage in cephalopods." in Animal Camouflage: Mechanisms and Function. Cambridge University Press ...

In camouflage, the shape and outline of the animal merge with the background so it's not recognizable. Similar to camouflage is disguise, in which the entire insect looks like a specific object ...

These animals also have spines behind ... adorn their shells with sponges or anemones for camouflage. Juvenile Japanese spider crabs will do this, but with few predators at the depths in which ...