There are five primary types of animal camouflage: color matching, decoration, active camouflage, mimesis and disruptive coloration. Each of them operates a little differently. Each of the ...

Animals have evolved a range of camouflage tactics, from simple colour matching to sophisticated mimicry. See if you can spot the creatures in the photos below - drag the slider to reveal them. Will ...

We call this camouflage. A camouflage animal uses different ways to hide their identity or appearance from other animals. They can change their colour, change their shape, or disguise themselves ...

Small shrimps of the genus Hippolyte have the ability to change color to camouflage themselves in the algae where they live and escape predators. Depending on the algae they are in, they can turn red, ...

The chromatophores can be opened quickly because they are controlled neurally: squid, cuttlefish and octopuses can change colors within milliseconds (Hanlon, 2007). Camouflage using chromatophores ...

Colour change in animals can occur over different timescales and aids communication and camouflage. Direct evidence of the associated energetic costs has been lacking, but now an experimental ...