(Photo credit: Steve) The female greater sage-grouse prefers to nest among tall sagebrush, and its coloring helps it blend in with its habitat. (Photo credit: Jen R) The coloring and pattern of this iguana helps it blend in with the vegetation it lives in. (Photo credit: Navin Sigamany) The scorpionfish is a sit-and-wait predator, using its camouflage to blend in with its surroundings so unsuspecting prey swim right in front of it. (Photo credit: Christian Dembowski) The coloring and pattern of the Sykes’s nightjar make it difficult for predators to see it while it’s in the nest. (Photo credit: AlGraChe) The orange color of a tiger’s fur helps it blend in with the vegetation of its natural habitat, and the stripes make it even harder to spot in the shadows. (Photo credit: Tom Woordward) The spots on this leopard help it disguise the outline of its body, especially when it’s sitting in the shadows. This toad has greens and browns, helping it blend in with the muddy, mossy environment it lives in. Spots, stripes, and asymmetrical shapes on their bodies can help break up the outline of the animal. Many animals and insects use more than one color to help them blend in with their surroundings. (Photo credit: Manon D) It can be easy to miss the grasshopper in this photo since it’s the same color as the blades of grass nearby! (Photo credit: Josh Harris) This prairie dog blends in so well with the color of its burrow, it would be easy to miss seeing it! (Photo credit: Melanie) (Photo credit: Stefanie Seskin) Can you spot the two kangaroos near the center of the photo? They blend in perfectly with the landscape in New South Wales, Australia. (Photo credit: Smoky Combs) This rabbit’s coloring blends in with the dry landscape. (Photo Credit: Sam Berlin) The colors of this red squirrel match the colors of the fallen leaves on the ground. (Photo credit: John Morris) This butterfly matches the orange flowers it gathers nectar from.
The brown colors of this deer helps it blend in with the landscape in autumn. Check out these examples to see how well this works: They’re able to blend in simply by matching the color of their surroundings. Tip: Use these examples in conjunction with PLT’s “Birds and Worms” activity.Ĭolor matching is one of the most basic ways animals camouflage themselves. We’re going to explore five of them: color matching, disruptive coloration, self-decoration, active camouflage, and mimesis. There are many different ways animals and insects can blend in with their surroundings. Prey animals need to blend in as well, so hungry predators pass right by them. Predators blend in with the background so their prey won’t see them approaching until it’s too late. Animals and insects often blend in with their surroundings so they don’t attract too much attention, which can make it difficult to find them.īoth predators and prey animals use camouflage to their advantage. When you take your students to a park, nature reserve, or your school grounds in the hopes of observing animals in the “wild,” you definitely have to be patient.
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