These animal masters of disguise are hidden so that they are difficult to find even in the photo

In the wild, an animal often has little chance of survival if it does not know how to hide in time and safely! We have picked up 25 incredible photos of real masters of camouflage.

• 1. Bicolor flounder

  This fish perfectly merges with the ocean floor.

• 2. Waterfall frog

  As you can see from the name, this tree frog hides in the streams of waterfalls.

• 3. Hooded grasshopper

  This grasshopper is native to India. It feeds on tree leaves and is a real scourge for farmers.

• 4. Leaf-tailed gecko

  This night gecko lives on the island of Madagascar.

• 5. Leafy sea dragon

  It is a great success if you happened to see such a dragon swimming among the sea greens in Australia.

• 6. Spider Blunt stretch

  Seeing such a spider is a rarity. It lives in Eurasia.

• 7. Flower praying mantis

  The reason this mantis is called so is obvious.

• 8. Stone-fish

  The poison of this fish is lethal for a person.

• 9. Leopard

  Not only fish and insects can blend with the environment.

• 10. Butterfly-leaf

  When this butterfly folds its wings you can not tell it from a dry leaf.

• 11. Baron caterpillar

  It is a parasite feeding mainly on mango leaves.

• 12. The African scops owl

  It is difficult to detect such an owl, because it is small in size and excellent in camouflage

• 13. Cuttlefish

  This is the smartest of the mollusks. Studies have shown that the size of its brain in relation to the body is extremely high.

• 14. Chameleon

  Chameleons change their coloring not only to blend with the environment, but in order to communicate as well.

• 15. Mimic octopus

  This octopus is great at mimicking other animals.

• 16. Scaphiophryne spinosa frog

  This frog lives in Madagascar. Unfortunately it is under the threat of complete extinction now.

• 17. Buckskin nightjar

  When night comes a buckskin nightjar lies on the ground and covers itself with feathers.

• 18. Leaf grasshopper

  The majority of leaf grasshoppers masquerade as leaves.

• 19. Agama

  This is the most common lizard in Africa, which skillfully uses camouflage.

• 20. Pygmy seahorse

  Pygmy seahorses are great masters of disguise. Scientists learned about their existence quite by accident - the animal on whose body they settled was studied in the laboratory.

• 21. Spider-wolf

  This lone predator is very agile and has excellent eyesight. However, it is not averse to using camouflage to outsmart its prey.

• 22. Ghost praying mantis

  This small African praying mantis is known for resembling a leaf so much.

• 23. Walking stick insect

  The stick insect can be found all over the world, but it is very difficult to detect.

• 24. Arctic fox

  This fox lives in the Arctic in the harshest conditions. And it blends in perfectly with the environment.

• 25. Giant forest nightjar

  It would be impossible for a person to find this African bird if it were not for her unique cry.