Can You See Me? Unbelievable Animal Camouflage Photography
- By Aquil Akhter
- Posted in Photography
- 10 comments
Many creatures use their weapon of camouflaging themselves whenever they sense danger within their habitats. This is one of the many stunning characteristics of nature as this ability enhances their chances of survival.
Each animal has a specific custom-made camouflage pattern for the peculiar surroundings that it acclimatizes. In this collection, we have assembled some beautiful animal and insect photography that demonstrates the amazing camouflage patterns which helps them hide themselves almost completely in their surroundings.
Uroplatus sikorae – Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko
Camouflaged spider from closer – Ocyale guttata
Phyllomimus sp. (Tettigoniidae: Pseudophyllinae)
A Pale-throated three-toed sloth climbs a tree trunk is Costa Rica
Camouflaged dragonfly on a Rock
The Natural Camouflage of the Rock behind the Elephant
Look Carefully Before You Jump into that Leaf Pile
A goby camouflaged on a sandy sea floor
A Locust mimicks a blade of grass in Burkina Faso
About the Author
Aquil Akhter is a web graphic designer and has been working in this field for 8 years. He also runs the blog webdesigncore.com, which focuses on free web resources and inspiration for designers and developers.
Santiago, 31 March 2011
Nice collection my friend!
Filipe Valente, 31 March 2011
Scary I may have stepped on some by mistake just kidding lol
Fraser Boag, 01 April 2011
Wow, stunning images! Ranging from beautiful to terrifying…
Lokansth Swami, 01 April 2011
Beautiful Photos
thank you Aquil Akhter
Pat Chiappa, 01 April 2011
Holy moly! How did the photographers get these amazing and beautiful shots… LOVE the seahorse…and the tiger…and the owl…well, all of them – thanks!
fwolf, 02 April 2011
Mostly too damn obvious.
cu, w0lf.
Anna Patrick, 02 April 2011
Nature is absolutely suprising, and these animal camouflage skills are stunning! You can check here some other fascinating animal camouflage photographs http://www.photographymojo.com/2011/04/playing-hide-and-seek-incredible-animal-camouflage-photography/
Toddo, 02 April 2011
Amazing stuff. It’s definitely kind of hard to embrace the theory of evolution after seeing these examples. Intelligent creative design at its finest.
Surajit Kayal, 03 April 2011
Superb collection!
Maximilian, 04 April 2011
Looks really really awesome and I’d love to see more!