الخميس، 15 أكتوبر 2009

Camouflage


Geckos are amazing creatures. I've previously blogged the Satanic Leaf-Tailed Gecko. Here is the Mossy Leaf-Tailed Gecko resting on a sapling in Madagascar, and demonstrating world-class camouflage:
As it awakens it raises its head, revealing the fringe along the sides of its body which blurs the line between itself and the substrate.
And having seen that, did you even notice the digits of its forelimb? Click to enlarge the picture.

Photo credit Gregory G. and Mary Beth Dimijian; photo collage created from three individual photos posted at their website.

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