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Camouflage & Mimicry
Camouflage means blending in so you can't be seen; mimicry means copying something else to fool other animals. These creatures are masters of both — disappearing, pretending to be plants, or even becoming see-through.
14 weird animals on record
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Assassin Bug
Weirdness 9/10
Blue Dragon
Weirdness 10/10
Cuttlefish
Weirdness 9/10
Decorator Crab
Weirdness 9/10
Gecko
Weirdness 8/10
Glass Frog
Weirdness 9/10
Horned Lizard
Weirdness 9/10
Leafy Sea Dragon
Weirdness 9/10
Lyrebird
Weirdness 8/10
Mantis Shrimp
Weirdness 9/10
Okapi
Weirdness 8/10
Orchid Mantis
Weirdness 8/10
Potoo
Weirdness 8/10
Sea Otter
Weirdness 7/10
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Check what you know about camouflage & mimicry
A quick mixed self-check across these animals. No score — tap Real or Fake and see the answer.
“The Assassin Bug glues the drained corpses of its victims onto its own back, building a tower of bodies taller than itself.”
“The Assassin Bug can regrow its legs, heart, spine, eyes and even parts of its brain.”
“The Blue Dragon is a sea slug barely an inch long that drifts upside down on the ocean surface.”