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- Dictionarycamouflage/ˈkaməflɑː(d)ʒ/
noun
- 1. the disguising of military personnel, equipment, and installations by painting or covering them to make them blend in with their surroundings: "on the trenches were pieces of turf which served for camouflage" Similar
verb
- 1. hide or disguise the presence of (a person, animal, or object) by means of camouflage: "the caravan was camouflaged with netting and branches from trees"
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3 days ago · Hair is a filamentous structure made of keratin, a protein, that grows from follicles located in the skin. Each strand of hair consists of a shaft (the visible part above the skin) and a root (embedded within the follicle). Hair serves various roles, including protection, sensory input, and aesthetic functions.
2 days ago · Camouflage – Blending into the Environment Animals can use coloration, shape, patterns, or all three, to conceal themselves into their environments. Insects, too, have all sorts of tricks when ...
5 days ago · In some spiders, ultraviolet cues are important for predator–prey interactions, intraspecific communication, and camouflage-matching with fluorescent flowers. Differing ecological contexts could favor inhibition or enhancement of fluorescence expression, depending upon whether fluorescence helps spiders be cryptic or makes them more ...
6 days ago · define structural adaptations as characteristics of an organism’s physical appearance that make it well suited to its environment, describe examples of structural adaptations that help organisms obtain food, such as the beaks of birds or trapping mechanisms of insectivorous plants,
4 days ago · The parrot snake (Leptophis ahaetulla) is a slender snake found in Central and South America. Known for its large eyes and long tail, it primarily inhabits forests and wetlands. This snake preys on small amphibians, reptiles and birds. Parrot snakes are oviparous, meaning females lay eggs that hatch after a few weeks.
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1 day ago · If the female accepts, she’ll approach and take his place on the scrape, while the male puffs up and calls loudly. These nests are often built on top of gravel, the perfect substrate to hide their speckled eggs. But this camouflage means Killdeer chicks tend to live on the edge, growing up in risky locales like roadsides or gravel roofs. 8.)
