Now You See Me

Now You See Me

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What is Camouflage?

Camouflage is how organisms disguise themselves to blend in with their environment. It can be used to hide from predators or to stalk prey.

Camouflage is specific to each organism, and might not work in different environments.

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Kinds of Camouflage

Click to find each hidden animal.

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Is that all there is to camo?

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Lithops plants look like rocks.

True or False

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A snow leopard uses disruptive coloration to stalk prey.

True or False

Eye Spy

Find the hidden animal using its camouflage to blend in.

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Find the snow leopard

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Find the long nosed horned frog

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Find the giant Malaysian leaf insect

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Find the pika

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Find the dead leaf butterfly

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Camouflage doesn't fool everyone!

Not all eyes are the same! Things that look red to us might look green to certain animals.

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Why do we see in color?

Specialized cells called cones and rods are imbedded in the back inner wall of an eyeball, called the retina. Rods allow us to see light and shadow. Cones are for color only. Humans have three different kinds of cones, which allow us to see red, blue and green. Other animals like dogs, cats, and deer only have two cones-- green and blue.

Human eyeball cross-section

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Picture Perfect

Guess the animal without using your red cones!

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Countershading

• Hides the animal's shadow.
• Animals that use countershading might have a dark back and light belly.

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Organism

An organism is any living thing. It can be a plant, animal, mushroom, or even single-celled life.

Background Matching

• Meant to blend into the background.
• The animal's coloration might match the rocks, trees, and foliage found in their habitat.

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Countershading

• Hides the animal's shadow.
• Animals that use countershading might have a dark back and light belly.

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Organism

An organism is any living thing. It can be a plant, animal, mushroom, or even single-celled life.

Camouflage is expressed differently by every animal that uses it. Some animals might use multiple camouflage methods at once, while others have color-changing skin to become true masters of disguise. Are there any other kinds of camouflage you can think of?

Aposematism

• Aposematism is not camouflage, it's actually the opposite.
• These animals use bright colors to tell predators that they're dangerous.

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Organism

An organism is any living thing. It can be a plant, animal, mushroom, or even single-celled life.

Aposematism

• Aposematism is not camouflage, it's actually the opposite.
• These animals use bright colors to tell predators that they're dangerous.

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Mimicry

• The animal disguises itself as something else in its environment.
• Animals can mimic dangerous predators,

a harmless leaf, glaring eyes, and much more.

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Background Matching

• Meant to blend into the background.
• The animal's coloration might match the rocks, trees, and foliage found in their habitat.

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Disruptive Coloration

• Meant to confuse or make it difficult to see the silhouette of the animal.
• Usually has stripes or spots.

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Mimicry

• The animal disguises itself as something else in its environment.
• Animals can mimic dangerous predators,

a harmless leaf, glaring eyes, and much more.

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Disruptive Coloration

• Meant to confuse or make it difficult to see the silhouette of the animal.
• Usually has stripes or spots.

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