Thursday, May 17, 2007

Nature undercover

Now you see me... now you don't! That's camouflage. To be invisible, inspite of being right in front of your enemy's eyes! The technology military use worldwide to get an edge over their foes. But that is an age old concept, when it comes to raw nature. Just have a look how these creatures have mastered the art of camouflage!
What do you think about the image on the left? a leaf? no my friend, this is an insect- mimicking to be a leaf!



This toad, hardly deceptible, has developed a skin color over generations to blend into the environ it lives.








Lizards like these change their body color to mimic their environment.





Octopuses not only change their color, but also their skin texture to mimic a rough rock or a smooth sand bed!!

1 comment:

megha said...

wow!! great stuff.. quite informative too :)