Camouflage Photography in the Animal World: 50 Astonishing Photos

Some animals have sharp teeth, some have fragile wings, some are predators, some chew on grass, but they all need to survive. Even if harder to believe, some carnivores can be extinct pretty fast, if they don’t find an “intelligent” method of hunting.

On the other hand, small animals with poor defense mechanisms need to find a smart way of surviving and hiding. Nature has found the solution: “camouflage”. The evolutionary ability of transforming or adapting to the environment to become a contained part of it. In one way of another, most of the animals have developed such a skill, and they can easily trick the eye.

From changing colors to changing body shapes, vertebrates and invertebrates appear as if… they are not there. This post will exemplify the camouflage technique, even in the underwater world. Prepare to train your eyes for spotting the animals and their amazing disguises!

Author: Giulia

Giulia is a 25 year old girl from Romania. She runs a blog dedicated to cute animals on furrytalk.com. She's also an amateur photographer and has a passion for Photoshop.

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39 Responses:

tom says:
a marvelous collection!
( 1 year and 230 days ago )
Julian says:
The spider with its legs spread out in the middle of the tree trunk is amazing!!! (So are all of the other images, of course). Nature is our master architect.
( 1 year and 230 days ago )
SharpEye says:
Beautiful collection of amazing animals!
( 1 year and 230 days ago )
ziggyx2003 says:
These are some amazing creatures and proof that nature is a very powerful thing.
( 1 year and 230 days ago )
Gaiatic says:
That was nice and wonderful. I hope we, humans, will preserve this incredible earth we live in….

….or we will live in a landfill.
( 1 year and 229 days ago )
Ula says:
Wow! This is incredible! Thanks for sharing
( 1 year and 229 days ago )
erikuri says:
Nature is wonderful!
( 1 year and 229 days ago )
Pushpa says:
It’s amazing. I swear, I can’t even spot the creature in some of the shots.
( 1 year and 228 days ago )
jmleclercq says:
Beautiful Collection !
( 1 year and 228 days ago )
Bob Kemper says:
Absolutely fantastic pics! And yet “there is no God”! All of this happens by “chance”…….
( 1 year and 228 days ago )
RaV says:
Wow amazing collection dude
( 1 year and 228 days ago )
Művelt Kert says:
Congratulations for the photos, Giulia!
( 1 year and 228 days ago )
Grover says:
I’ve hidden my comment to blend in with the page background. Spoy it yet?
( 1 year and 226 days ago )
Mª José says:
Surprisingly wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!
( 1 year and 226 days ago )
Anonymous says:
Loved Good shoot,s
( 1 year and 226 days ago )
Timber Door Manufacturer says:
Wow – mother nature is really fascinating. Some of these insects really look like leaves, not only matching the colors, but also the textures. Incredible.

The photographer must have really keen eyes to spot these!
( 1 year and 225 days ago )
Victor says:
¡¡¡Fantastico!!! Enhorabuena.
( 1 year and 223 days ago )
María Jesús says:
¡¡¡¡¡ESPETACULAR!!!!!.Gracias
( 1 year and 223 days ago )
Varzan says:
Beautiful site !!!!!!
( 1 year and 222 days ago )
Jan K says:
This is literally awesome, as in awe-inspiring. Beautiful work.
( 1 year and 217 days ago )
Vicki says:
BEAUTIFUL
( 1 year and 216 days ago )
Fay says:
Only God can create these beautiful creatures. They are marvelous.
( 1 year and 215 days ago )
Neeno says:
Amazing photography, and what a keen eye to spot these creatures incognito!
( 1 year and 213 days ago )
sia says:
Jolie galerie, Impressionant!! merci pour ce partage
( 1 year and 209 days ago )
Michel says:
It’s missing the octopus: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4w12H4cJ0U
And Bob, the mimicry in nature is one of the most studied and understood processes of the evolution of the species. It’s appears through a natural process in which the assumption of a god is unnecessary.
( 1 year and 205 days ago )
spray foam insulation says:
Great pics! My favorite is the first one of the Sea Dragon. That’s a lovely shot. I wish I had more time for photography myself.
( 1 year and 204 days ago )
Hrayr says:
Thank you for sharing the collection.
( 1 year and 197 days ago )
Andrew says:
Super cool…truly amazing what nature has evolved.
( 1 year and 188 days ago )
BLIND GIRLL says:
wow this is so cool i couldnt even spot half of them!
( 1 year and 182 days ago )
Brianna says:
wow these pic are cool i hope these are real couse i would love to see them in real life where did you see these pour animals?
( 1 year and 126 days ago )
lindsay says:
omg this is awesome
( 1 year and 126 days ago )
Minimalist Photographer says:
Excellent collection of photographs – great to see the bunny in there.
( 1 year and 111 days ago )
archita says:
it’s amazing
( 1 year and 15 days ago )
Alicia says:
wow, amazing photos! This shows just how great God is, creating all these beautiful creatures in this wonderful world in just 6 days, I know that some people will see this comment and disagree but thats their opinion! Great photos, thanks for sharing. (:
( 364 days ago )
Jonathan Owen Photography says:
excellent photographs… particularly love the black and white shrimp – very chic crustacean!!
( 348 days ago )
amazing creatures says:
wow, that’s amazing, their camouflage technique are astonishing….btw, nice pictures!
( 311 days ago )
cute stuff says:
These are all incredible! Some of them I couldn’t even find the animal! aha
( 262 days ago )
Gabriel says:
wow that is the most coolest thing ever, God is really nessasary without him the universe wouldn’t been created anyway.
( 10 days ago )
bert says:
such amazing pics and guys don’t usury like this but i do
( 8 days ago )