Octopuses are masters of camouflage and disguise. An alarmed octopus can vanish even while you watch, flawlessly transforming into what looks like a piece of coral-encrusted rock, or another species ...

Bargibant’s pygmy seahorses look almost exactly like the gorgonian corals they live in, thanks in part to their unusually ...

The animal kingdom showcases remarkable survival strategies, notably camouflage, where some animals adeptly blend into environments or mimic others, showcasing astonishing deceptive skills. The Arctic ...

Animal camouflage is a remarkable adaptation that allows creatures to blend seamlessly into their surroundings, whether to evade predators or ambush prey. This natural camouflage can be so effective ...

"It's pretty adorable," said Mackenzie Gerringer, a marine biologist at the State University of New York at Geneseo, and a ...

Octopuses and squid possess the amazing ability to blend in with their surroundings, but now, researchers have created a man-made system that mimics this form of camouflage. The team developed ...

The best way for an animal to camouflage itself and avoid getting eaten is to disguise itself as an inanimate object, scientists say. According to a paper published on September 14 in the journal ...

You might have to look really hard at this video of the California Academy of Sciences‘ newest residents – the first ever born in an aquarium – to find the tiny fish. The adults are dwarfed by a ...

Marine biologist Roger Hanlon screamed bloody murder when an octopus came out of nowhere and sprayed him with ink. Its camouflage has to be seen to be believed.

Move over, Lady Gaga—in the wild, plenty of animals are natural accessorizers. In a recent study, Stevens and colleague Graeme Ruxton reviewed literature on animals that adorn themselves—like the ...

Neurobiologist Kenneth Catania’s passion for scrutinizing odd animal adaptations all started with a creature with a 22-point star on its face. Catania first saw a star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata) ...