麻豆约拍

A description of animals that use camouflage to ensure their survival. The stick insect can only be recognised among twigs when it moves. Other forest insects resemble leaves and moss and can wander undetected over a wide area. The spider crab dresses itself for camouflage using coral and seaweed in the shallow waters of North America. The chameleon crawls up a twig, while each eye in its mobile turret searches independently for a meal. When a butterfly is close enough, the chameleon focuses both eyes in one direction and flicks its sticky tongue to catch it. The hanging parakeet or bat parrot hangs upside down to resemble a leaf and escape the attention of predators.