Masters of camouflage in nature (14 photos)

Cool camouflage themselves from predators, these animals.

1. In this picture we see listohvostogo geckos hidden in the trunk of the tree, overgrown with ivy, in the jungle of the national park on the peninsula of Masoala, in the northeast of Madagascar.



2. spider with long legs disguised in the bark of a tree, waiting to ambush prey. Photo is also made in the national park Masoaly.



3. This frog from the tropical forests of the National Park Andasibe-Mantadia in Madagascar. Alex Hyde says, "I never cease to be amazed at how skillfully they manage to disguise. To be able to take a picture of an animal, it is necessary to clearly know the places where it prefers to hide, at different times and under different conditions ».



4. "Listohvosty geckos perfectly camouflaged against the background of a tree trunk. And a striking resemblance to the cortex is not only skin color geckos, but also its texture. If they do not have the ability to hide so well, they long ago would already have caught predators, destroying the entire population ».



5. The struggle for survival is becoming more severe in proportion as the jungles of Madagascar are being cut down for timber production. While an island off the coast of Africa remained intact, it was covered by forests by about 90%. Now only 7%. This frog is called Platepelis Grandis. As we can see, its habitat is medium thick moss.



6. Over the past half-century Madagascar has lost most of its forests. Legally protected forest area is barely 2% of the total area of ​​the island, and most of the jungle is still in danger. Penkohvosty chameleon disguised among the fallen leaves in the national park peninsula Masaola.



7. Most of Alex grabs his work in Britain, at the University of Nottingham. "Britain also has something to boast of, when it comes to the history of natural history" - says Alex. Normal fish disguised as the rocky bottom of the pond on the island of Mull, Scotland.



8. Malaysian Hymenopus coronatus hiding in the flower waiting for some unlucky midges.



9. Striped listohvosty geckos sits on a dry palm leaves during the night hunting.



10. "If people from time to time looked into the grass under their feet, they would be surprised to know how many living creatures dwell there.



11. Sea scorpion can hardly be distinguished on the background of rocky bottom off the coast of the island of Skye, Scotland.



12. Another picture striped listohvostogo Madagascar geckos hunting at night.



13. The female mantis violinist perfectly hidden in the background of dry leaves.



14. Mole on the trunk of a birch in Debrishire, England.