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 ...

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.

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

Active camouflage, such as that exhibited by animals such as cephalopods and chameleons, costs energy to accomplish, but has been a successful enough strategy to evolve multiple times.

Deep below the surface waters of the ocean lives a mysterious world filled with alien-like creatures. Floating around this ...

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 ...

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 ...