DISAPPEARING ACTS

Animals protect themselves by camouflaging using colours. Camouflage means to hide using the colours on their bodies to blend in with their surroundings. There are some fascinating ways animals use their colours to protect themselves. THE CHAMELEON The chameleon is the master of disguise. It can change colour very quickly. When it is on the ground, it has green and yellow spots to match the ground. When it is on a tree, it turns completely green to blend in with its surrounding. The chameleon also changes colour when it is frightened or threatened. Types of Chameleon. Four-Horned Chameleon Panther Chameleon

THE STICK OR TWIG INSECT

The stick or twig insect has the same colour as a stick. That is why it is called a stick or twig insect. It sits very still on a branch. Since it is of the same colour as the branch, it is nearly impossible to be spotted.

Types of Stick or Twig Insects. Giant Prickly Stick New Guinea Spiny Stick Insect

THE MOTHS

Moths are iconic examples Types of Moth. of camouflage. Their wing Eyed-Hawk coloration and patterns are Moth shaped by natural selection Buff-tip Moth to match the patterns of natural substrates, such as a tree bark or leaves, on which the moths rest. But, according to recent findings, the match in the appearance was not all in their invisibility.