Cuttlefish use visual tricks to avoid being eaten. New research shows how they deploy similar camouflage to bamboozle their ...

Scientists have captured footage of the sea creatures using four distinct color-shifting techniques to trick their prey ...

This species is part of a group known as decorator crabs which adorn their shells with sponges or anemones for camouflage. Juvenile Japanese spider crabs will do this, but with few predators at ...

Another way animals camouflage themselves is through mimicry. Mimicry means you pretend to be someone or something else. Crabs can use mimicry to blend in and avoid being detected by predators in ...

These spikes enable the crabs to create their very own camouflage. As they wander around, they pick up pieces of seaweed, eventually forming a very effective camouflage. This scorpion spider crab ...

including imitating corals and leaves to deceive crabs. The study, covering almost 200 dives, reveals complex body patterns and camouflage techniques. Scientists believe these behaviors evolved to ...