Are any of your Observations ones where the focus of the Observation seems to disappear into the background? If so, please share. Here on the Peninsula we have a type of butterfly called Cracker Butterfly (Hamadryas). When they rest on the trunks of trees or the stone walls you almost cannot not se…

We, (me and my brother), spent a lot of time trying to spot it. We first saw it leap out of the pond and then disappearing from sight. The funny thing is, I hadn’t seen it before clicking these photographs. I photographed the first one, but we couldn’t see it anywhere, so we decided to leave. As I …

Pretty cool! It looks so funny peering out at you in the second photo! :)

[IMG_20250829_110928090] [IMG_20250829_110921403_MP~2] This little guy is better hidden than my camera thinks, I thought it was a bit of the paint pulling away from the ceiling at first glance! Then I realized it was too perfectly shaped lol

Agriphila geniculea: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/311205730 [Agriphila geniculea]

[1000059195] Well hidden Lipophrys trigloides fish! It was really friendly (perhaps because is toxic) and I almost missed it! [1000059201] Turned out being very cute! https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/311215950

[PXL_20250906_194744742] [PXL_20250906_194750070] I’m sure this fly didn’t evolve to blend in with asphalt, but it couldn’t have done better if it tried!

Maybe not asphalt, but possibly conglomerate.

[image] lmtaylor: I’m sure this fly didn’t evolve to blend in with asphalt In the Dominican Republic, I have seen a similar-looking one that blends in nearly perfectly with the beach sand.

A juvenile ghost crab, Ocypode gaudichaudii [Ocypode4]

Winning at Camouflage

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danly September 4, 2025, 2:21pm 231

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