An astonishing number of insects have evolved survival mechanisms that involve mimicry, camouflage, and disguise. In the case of orange-and-black butterflies, the viceroy has evolved a striking ...

Animals have evolved a range of camouflage tactics, from simple colour matching to sophisticated mimicry. See if you can spot the creatures in the photos below - drag the slider to reveal them. Will ...

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 ...

Audiences will be wowed by the mind-boggling examples of camouflage and mimicry and inspired by Bates' endless curiosity and determination to explore the wilds of nature from the time he was a young ...

For decades scientists assumed these insects looked so much like orchids as a form of camouflage. But they were wrong. They ...