"Nature red in tooth and claw", said Alfred Lord Tennyson.
For, out there in the vast and
unforgiving expanses of the wild, life is simply currency to be
circulated amongst its participants. Yet, the natural order does not
always entail the ultimate triumph of size, speed and muscle power. In
fact, over the billion years of Earth's evolution, it is the the smaller
creatures that have somehow managed to scrape through and survive,
while the gigantic and magnificent are often interred and ultimately
converted into fossil fuel, ironically, to power modern human ambitions.
One of the techniques that have held the following often overlooked
survivors and hunters in good stead is the ability to become one with
its surroundings. The fascinating and often deadly trick of camouflage
is one of Nature's most perfect genetic ornamentations, and these 20
creatures have mastered the art.
1. Horned Owl
2. Uroplatus Geckos
3. Willow Mtarmigan
4. Leaf Toads
5. Common Baron Caterpillar
6. Sea Horse
7. Desert Spider
8. Adelpha Serpa Selerio Caterpillar
9. Stick Insect
10. Frog
11. Owl
12. Tropidoderus Childrenii
13. Leaf-Tailed Gecko
14. Stone Flounder
15. Great Potoo
16. Snow Leopard
17. Cicada
18. Owl
19. Giraffe
20. Hedgehog
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