Mother Nature's Top 9 Masters of Disguise

Animals and instincts have always known to be able adapt to their surroundings and the following species are Mother Nature's Top 9 Masters of Disguise.

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Satanic Leaf Tailed Gecko
It is an arboreal species that relies on its natural camouflage in the northern and central tropical forests of Madagascar. (Pictured Above)

Bat-faced Toad

The toad hides amongst dead leaves in Amacayacu National Park in Colombia

Lichen Spider

The Lichen Spider would not be selecting a background according to colour as these are like most (but not all) spiders in having poor vision. It is expected that they would have other ways of detecting a nice lichen-covered background to sit against however.

The Speckled Sanddab

This fish eats small crustaceans and its predators are fish, birds and marine mammals. The fish can camouflage itself by adapting to look like the surface it is on.

Sand Hoppers

Sand hoppers are also known as sand fleas because they move in the same way and have similar laterally compressed bodies.

Peppered Moth

There are several melanic and non-melanic morphs of the peppered moth. These are controlled genetically. A particular morph can be indicated in a standard way by following the species name in the form "morpha morph name".

Mossy Leaf-Tailed Gecko

This species, endemic to Madagascar, is found in primary and secondary forests on the island. It has the ability to change its skin color to match its surroundings and possesses dermal flaps which break up its outline when at rest.

Katydids

Katydids aka as bush-crickets in the UK, contains more than 6,400 species. It is part of the suborder Ensifera and the only family in the superfamily Tettigonioidea. They are also known as long-horned grasshoppers, although they are more closely related to crickets than to grasshoppers. Many tettigoniids exhibit mimicry and camouflage, commonly with shapes and colors similar to leaves.

Great Potoo

It is pale greyish to brown, finely patterned with black and buff. It has large orange eyes. The overall appearance is pale and grayish. The underside is barred and vermiculated, including the buffy chest. The tail is barred with sharply defined black borders, while the head and back are mottled with gray and buff. Like most members of their order, the Great Potoo has plumage that is well-suited for camouflage.

Thanks to BuzzFeed for the images and Wikipedia for the details.