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Think you're good at hide and seek? Then think again, because as you can see from this list compiled by Bored Panda, these wild animals are the absolute champions when it comes to going undetected. You'll never be able to beat these animals' camouflage! It's the simple fact that they have the biological advantage of blending in, also called mimicry, and this allows these smart animals to disappear into their environment to avoid being eaten by predators.

Caterpillars that resemble leaves and geckos the color of bark to spiders that look like sand and stick insects that look like, well, sticks - aren't they truly amazing animals? These camouflage masters will confound and amaze you...but only if you can spot the animal mimicry virtuosos!

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Common Baron Caterpillar

Common Baron Caterpillar

Wohin Auswandern Report

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John L
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It actually looks like it bends light waves to hide what is behind it. Its the ultimate camouflage, because its impossible to tell what is behind the distortion.

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#9

Green Sea Turtle

Green Sea Turtle

fargioneorazio Report

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Tropidoderus Childrenii Or Children's Stick Insect

Tropidoderus Childrenii Or Children's Stick Insect

David Midgley Report

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#11

Wolf Spider

Wolf Spider

Piet Grobler Report

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John L
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This one's a little easier to spot, because its shape is a bit larger than the background gravel.

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Great Gray Owl

Great Gray Owl

Art Wolfe Report

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Copperhead Snake

Copperhead Snake

SssnakeySci Report

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Alberto Curutchet
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If it's poisonous, I already died a dozen times... can't see it at all :(

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Satellite Skin
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Venomous. If it bites you and you die; it's venomous. If you bite it and you die; it's poisonous. Copperheads are venomous, but it's mild.

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kids McDonald
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

1 munit and nothin i give up copper snake wins NEXT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Claire Stiles
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

its so hard to find, but i found it after a while. its in the center

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Growing Up Baseball
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

we found it after a long search !! Looked at the copperhead in the picture a few scrolls down....then came back, and was able to have a better eye for it !

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Crystal
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1 month ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow 3 min before I found the darn thing. Center and up a bit. Find the head crosswise a twig then can eventually find the body lower down.

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Savvy Harrison
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3 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

if in doubt scan with mouse. i need my mouse to scan for me for me in real life :(

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Growing Up Baseball
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

we found it after a long search !! scrolling and seeing the other copperhead (a few pictures down) KEEP SEARCHING! :)

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Valerie Lumley
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This terrifies me because we have those snakes here and I can't see that thing at all. I could walk right up on one and be none the wiser until it bites me.

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Rezwana Oishi
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it took a whole minute to spot the snake !!!!! :O :O My God !!!

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Judh Palcon Domo
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This has been the talk of the town on Facebook. It was posted a month ago to let people find the snake. I can still hardly see it!

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Collin Lyle
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Look near the center of the photo for a pattern resembling Hershey's kisses.

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Annemarie Elshout
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

a bit on the left of the yellowgreen leaf. exact in the middle of the picture.. twisted in a curl

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The snake is right in the center of the photo. It's really hard to spot!

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Jay Raman
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's in the bottom right. Just above the green patch. You can only see its head.

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Katydid Or Bush Cricket

Katydid Or Bush Cricket

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Long-Tailed Potoo

Long-Tailed Potoo

Morten Ross Report

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Megan Helton
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You gotta listen to the sound a great Potoo makes, it sounds like a teen that just went through puberty and is yelling at their mom

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Peppered Moth

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#41

California Stick Insect

California Stick Insect

M. Muschick Report

#42

Mossy Leaf-Tailed Gecko

Mossy Leaf-Tailed Gecko

Thor Hakonsen Report

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Camouflaged Looper

Camouflaged Looper

whereisthewine Report

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Cicada

Cicada

Aisse Gaertner Report

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Maria Beilschmidt
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We have brown desert cicadas. When they take to the air, it's like a tiny football flying at your face!

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#53

Stealth Owl

Stealth Owl

P A B S Report

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Copperhead Snake

Copperhead Snake

roadhunter Report

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Collin Lyle
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Most likely a cottonmouth snake. It doesn't have the classic Hershey kisses pattern of the copperhead. Easy to confuse the two.

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Adelpha Serpa Selerio Caterpillar

Adelpha Serpa Selerio Caterpillar

Art Report

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Misumena Vatia Spider

Misumena Vatia Spider

Norbert Bernecker Report

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Crab Spider

Crab Spider

Stoelwinder Report

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Tee Peterson
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pretty colors or not spiders creep me out and it's made worse by how well they seem to blend in with their environments! Just a whole lot of NOPE happening here!

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Great Rockfish

Great Rockfish

scubaluna Report