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Disruptive coloration (also known as disruptive camouflage or disruptive patterning) is a form of camouflage that works by breaking up the outlines of an animal, soldier or military hardware with a strongly contrasting pattern.
This is seen in extreme form in frogs such as Afrixalus fornasini where the camouflage pattern extends across the body, head, and all four limbs, making the animal look quite unlike a frog when at rest with the limbs tucked in. A special case is the disruptive eye mask that camouflages the most conspicuous feature of many animals, the eye.
Camouflage is the use of any combination of materials, coloration, or illumination for concealment, either by making animals or objects hard to see, or by disguising them as something else. Examples include the leopard 's spotted coat, the battledress of a modern soldier , and the leaf-mimic katydid 's wings.
Camouflage is an exciting animal adaptation that allows many different types of animals to blend in with their surroundings. The chameleon is one of the most recognizable animals that camouflages ...
Surviving in the wild is no easy feat, but thanks to evolution, many animals evade their predators with a clever deception of the eyes. Since the beginning of time animals have either adapted or ...
Frog Skin, also known as Duck Hunter, is a battledress camouflage pattern [2] with mottle and disruptive coloration to blend into the environment similar to a frog's crypsis skin. [3] The M1942 Frog Skin pattern was the United States military's first attempt at disruptive coloration camouflage. [2]
Camouflage researcher Roy Behrens cites and discusses Adaptive Coloration frequently in his writings. For example, in his Camoupedia blog, related to the book of the same name, [ 12 ] he writes of Cott's drawings of the hind limbs of the Common frog: "Reproduced above is one of my favorite drawings from what is one of my favorite books."
Looks like a certain type of tiny tree frog in Taiwan has figured a pretty unique way to attract potential female suitors. Discovery News reports, according to new research, a specific species of ...