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Can YOU spot them? Incredible photographs of camouflage animals show nature’s ability to blend in with its surroundings

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Can YOU spot them? Incredible photographs of camouflage animals show nature’s ability to blend in with its surroundings 

·        New images show the lengths some camouflage animals go to so they blend in with their natural surroundings 

·        The creatures often try to disguise themselves and stay hidden as they constantly struggle to survive in the wild 

·        Even under the close-up lens of a camera, some of the animals can barely be recognised against the backdrop  



Perfectly concealed against their natural environment, these incredible pictures show the lengths some animals will go to so they blend in with their surroundings.

Whether they are the hunter or prey, these camouflage animals show how they can stay hidden from sight.

From the lappet moth that resembles a fallen leaf to the shark that buries itself beneath the ocean floor, each animal has its own unique way of staying hidden.

In fact, some animals are still difficult to see even under the close up lens of a camera, proving they are the ultimate masters of disguise.

Used as a way of deceiving, the art of camouflage proves a powerful tool in an animals constant struggle for survival.

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The camouflage mappet moth turns into a shade of orange so it can blend in with the fallen autumn leaves in Switzerland 

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The coral waters that surround Indonesia are the perfect place for pigmy seahorses to stay disguised, left, while coral also allows the long fingered scorpion fish to stay hidden, right 

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Algae is often unwanted, but for this pipefish in the English Channel, it proves to be the perfect way to stay disguised while hunting for its prey 

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A tawny mouth frog is almost unrecognisable as it blends in with the background of a tree in Western Australia, left, while the tree bark protects a black arches moth, right, in Cornwal

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Hanging on to the plants in the rainforest of west Malaysia, this huge walking leaf insect looks as though it is part of the vegetation 

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Snaking along the forest floor in central Africa, a Gaboon viper is hardly recognisable among the leaves and soil 

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A brittle starfish blends into its surroundings of the soft coral which is in the waters surrounding Papua New Guinea

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The sandy seabed around the coast of Tobago in the Caribbean means this peacock flounder is almost impossible to see as it lies on the sea floor

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Another scorpion fish adopts another camouflage so it can go unnoticed along the floor of the Pacific Ocean 

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An angelshark buries itself into the coarse sand in Tenerife as it creeps along the seafloor unnoticed

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A great grey owl, which is commonly found in various woodland across the northern hemisphere, can hardly be seen against the grey trunks of the trees 

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The long grass of the African plain allows this Kudu, a type of antelope native to east Africa, keep a low profile as they are rarely seen out in the open 

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A small cheetah cub hides in the tall grass at the Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya as its brown coat matches the dry plants around it 

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An Asian tree frog, which is perfectly camouflaged against a leaf in the Danum Valley Conservation Area in Borneo, Malaysia 

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The white fur of this Arctic hare means it is almost hidden from any predators against the snow in northern Canada 

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A picture showing exactly where the camouflage mappet moth is hiding amongst the autumn leaves in Switzerland 

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The pigmy seahorse can be seen attaching itself to the coral in the waters surrounding Indonesia, left, with the long fingered scorpion fish, right, also using the coral to blend in 

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The pipefish is revealed to be swimming among the algae on a reef at the bottom of the English Channel 

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The tawny mouth frog is revealed as it blends in with the background of a tree in Western Australia, left, while the black arches moth can be seen against the tree bark right, in Cornwal

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When shading out the soft coral around Papua New Guinea, the brittle starfish can be seen attaching itself around  the seabed 

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The peacock flounder lying on the sandy seabed in Tobago as blends in with the background 

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The camouflaged scorpion fish can be spotted at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean 




Source: http://nesaranews.blogspot.com/2014/10/can-you-spot-them-incredible.html



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