These creatures are masters of disguise — see if you can spot them camouflaged in these photos

Talia LakritzMay 16, 2020, 22:38 IST

Can you find the spider?Ruzi Liskova/Shutterstock

Some animals have the ability to blend in with their surroundings as a defense or survival mechanism.
Snow leopards are hard to spot in snowy terrain, while toads are nearly impossible to spot on the forest floor in the Amazon.
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Chameleons aren't the only animals that can blend in with their surroundings.

These 16 creatures are also masters of disguise. Can you spot them incognito in their natural habitats?

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Its body is hard to see, but it's there. The arrows indicate its eyes.

The angler flatfish revealed. David Loh/Reuters, Talia Lakritz/Insider

There's an angler flatfish hiding itself on the floor of the Lembeh Strait of Indonesia. Where is it?

Can you spot it? David Loh/Reuters

It's barely visible through the branches.

There's the jaguar. FCG/Shutterstock, Talia Lakritz/INSIDER

Can you spot the jaguar?

Where's the jaguar? FCG/Shutterstock

It's small, but it's there.

There's the lizard. Alikosina/Shutterstock, Talia Lakritz/INSIDER

There's a well-hidden lizard on this tree trunk. Can you detect it?

There's a lizard there somewhere. Alikosina/Shutterstock

It's a devil scorpionfish.

It's hiding in the reef. Kristina Vackova/Shutterstock, Talia Lakritz/INSIDER

There's an animal hiding in this reef. Can you tell what it is?

What is it? Kristina Vackova/Shutterstock

It's a Vietnamese mossy frog.

It's a frog. alslutsky/Shutterstock, Talia Lakritz/INSIDER

Can you tell what animal is on the tree?

It's there somewhere. alslutsky/Shutterstock

There are three of them.

There they are. critterbiz/Shutterstock, Talia Lakritz/INSIDER

How many deer can you find in this photo?

Do you see the deer? critterbiz/Shutterstock

It's sitting in the grass.

There it is. serkan mutan/Shutterstock, Talia Lakritz/INSIDER

Eurasian woodcocks camouflage themselves in wooded areas. Can you spot one in this photo?

Where's the Eurasian woodcock? serkan mutan/Shutterstock

It almost appears translucent.

There's the spider. Ruzi Liskova/Shutterstock, Talia Lakritz/INSIDER

What about this sand spider?

Can you find the spider? Ruzi Liskova/Shutterstock

Its segmented body is just barely visible.

There's the spider. Decha Thapanya/Shutterstock, Talia Lakritz/INSIDER

Can you spot the spider?

Where's the spider? Decha Thapanya/Shutterstock

Flat sole fish imitate the color of the ocean floor where they live.

There it is. Tropical studio/Shutterstock, Talia Lakritz/INSIDER

Where is the flat sole fish in this photo?

Can you spot the fish? Tropical studio/Shutterstock

The outline of the moth is barely visible.

There's the moth. Katarina Christenson/Shutterstock, Talia Lakritz/INSIDER

Where's the moth?

Can you find the moth? Katarina Christenson/Shutterstock

The toad looks like another fallen leaf.

There it is. Fabio Maffei/Shutterstock, Talia Lakritz/INSIDER

Can you see the toad on the Amazon forest floor?

Where's the toad? Fabio Maffei/Shutterstock

The insect's appendages look just like the leaf it's sitting on.

There it is. Forest man72/Shutterstock, Talia Lakritz/INSIDER

Which is the leaf and which is the leaf mantis?

Can you tell the real leaf from the leaf mantis? Forest man72/Shutterstock

It's crawling diagonally.

There's the lizard. OlegD/Shutterstock, Talia Lakritz/INSIDER

Can you find the lizard against this black and white speckled background?

Where's the lizard? OlegD/Shutterstock

It's a gecko.

There's the gecko. Anna Veselova/Shutterstock, Talia Lakritz/INSIDER

Can you tell what animal is hiding in this tree trunk?

What animal is it? Anna Veselova/Shutterstock

The snow leopard blends in seamlessly to the color of the ground.

There's the snow leopard. outcast85/Shutterstock, Talia Lakritz/INSIDER

Can you spot the snow leopard on this snowy terrain?

Where's the snow leopard? outcast85/Shutterstock

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