By Sheetal Kumari | May 27, 2025
This gecko resembles a dried-up leaf to perfection, complete with flat tail and brown hue that make it disappear in forest floors.
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One of the most poisonous fish in the world, the stonefish is disguised as a jagged rock on the ocean floor, poised to strike unsuspecting prey.
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A stick insect lives up to its name by resembling a twig or branch so closely that predators tend to completely miss it in clear view.
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Small and colored, it matches the coral perfectly, so that it is almost impossible to see with the naked eye.
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This bug does an entire leaf, including brown veins and curled leaves, which deceives predator and prey alike.
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Encased in bumpy green epidermis, the mossy frog looks like a clump of moss on a boulder, making it go undetected.
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This desert denizen vanishes under sand like a rock being covered up, escaping predators in an instant.
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These bugs have bodies shaped and colored like actual leaves, even displaying veins and scuffs to perfect the deception.
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With eye-patterned wings, tree bark, or dead leaves imitating their designs, this butterfly tends to appear more plant than insect.
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