Because I like taking photos of birds, I have been roaming about in the wild year in and year out. Often after I've been waiting for quite some time and my subject hasn't shown up, I will get up and move around and take a casual look here and there. This is when I get to see some very interesting scenes. Insects, mammals, reptiles and plants of all kinds make good subjects for photos, especially animals that in order to escape predators, in normal circumstances or in emergencies, have evolved various kinds of camouflage, including morphological mimicry, deceptive behavior and protective coloration. Those are the kinds of spectacles I most love to observe. Often the subjects have eluded their predators, only to be captured by my lens.
A Sauteri's grass lizard sleeps atop a Miscanthus floridulus leaf. Their thinness and coloration are almost the same as the leaf, making them terribly hard to spot during the day, let alone at night.
Different species of frogs live in different habitats. Each of them has a coloration which helps it blend in with its surroundings. Some frogs can even change colors according to their habitats. Shown is the Taipei tree frog.
The tree frog Buergeria japonica （hallowell） can change its colors according to its environment in order to hide from predators.
A green katydid fits in perfectly with leaves of a nearly identical hue.
This bustard quail remains absolutely still while hatching. In addition, its color blends into the environment surrounding its nest, making it difficult to spot.
A red-colored aphid on red fruit--how copasetic!
The slender, yellowish brown body of this walking stick, perched on a tree trunk, looks like a withered twig. If you don't look closely, you'll miss it altogether.
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