Strange, and fascinating too, Richard. When you consider how the evolutionary quest for survival has driven some Moths to resemble Hornets (via 'Batesian Mimicry'); insects to look like twigs; a spider to disguise itself as bird poo, in order to prey and to escape predators- just to cite a few examples.silversurfer1947 wrote:Camouflage is a very strange science. You don't necessarily have to make something blend in with its surroundings to make it difficult to attack. Just think of the dazzle camouflage on ships. Also I can remember a TV programme which disguised a troop carrier by putting lights on it!
Here's a handy link to some other extraordinary examples from nature.
https://www.plt.org/educator-tips/camou ... e-examples
This pic is of a spider disguised as bird excrement, and not bird excrement itself.