1. Camouflage Any color, shape, or pattern that allows a living thing to blend into its environment.

2. The following pictures show animals camouflaged in their environments. They are using one of the following strategies: 1.color—the animal blends in 2.patterns—the animal’s pattern makes it difficult to see The technique called “disruptive coloration” uses both color and patterns to make an animal difficult to see. 3.disguise—the animal looks like some other object, like a leaf 4.mimicry—the animal is acting like another animal to scare off predators

3. Dead Leaf Bug

4. Ibis in the desert

5. Hawk moth—mimics a snake

6. Tartan hawkfish

7. Moth

8. Woodcock bird

9. Alligator

10. Owl

11. Copperhead snake

12. Tree frog

13. Zebras…lions are color blind, so all they see are stripes that blend in with the tall grass!

14. Butterfly—it has eye spots to mimic a larger, scarier creature.

15. Artic fox—has summer and winter coats to blend in both seasons!

16. Granite night lizard

17. Pacific sand dab

18. Katydid (disguised to look like a leaf)

19. Northern walking stick

20. Cope’s Gray Treefrogs

21. Goosefish blending into 2 different environments

22. Long Tailed Weasel—summer and winter coats