The defense mechanisms animals use to evade or fight off predators can be both bizarre and fascinating. Some use camouflage ...

A camouflage animal uses different ways to hide their identity ... Crabs can use mimicry to blend in and avoid being detected by predators in the sea—for example, the decorator crab.

This free downloadable lesson plan explores various species of animals that camouflage and dives deeper into how and why animals utilize this unique survival strategy. Included in the downloadable ...

Animals have evolved a range of camouflage tactics, from simple colour matching to sophisticated mimicry ... Octopus cyanea - can even change the texture of their skin to match rocks, corals and other ...

Octopuses are masters of camouflage and disguise. An alarmed octopus can vanish even while you watch, flawlessly transforming into what looks like a piece of coral-encrusted rock, or another ...

Leafies are shaped to give themselves near-perfect camouflage in seaweed ... such as mysids, or sea lice. It is not known if they are preyed upon by other animals. They are, however, frequently ...

While it makes the animals difficult to photograph, marine scientists say it provides the ultimate camouflage. There is, Dr Osborn explained, nowhere to hide from predators in the deep ocean ...

Its discovery in this ancient "sea monster" - an ichthyosaur - appears ... still somewhat flexible and retains evidence of the animal's camouflage pattern. The reptile was counter-shaded - darker ...