I beleaf in miracles...
Images show animals' wonderful disguises
Fool-iage ... gecko could trick anyone into thinking it is not there
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THIS gecko knows how to plant itself in the perfect hiding spot — by making itself look like a leaf.
The creature — a Leaf-tailed Gecko — is barely visible against the foliage.
It is one of a number of animals that are true masters of disguise, blending into their environment to fool predators or prey.
Some animals use a mixture of shape, colour, texture and behaviour to make them appear like their surroundings.
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The gecko in Andasibe-Mantadia National Park in Madagascar features in a collection of pictures that also include a Speckled Sanddab fish that makes itself look like pebbled ocean floor.
Other images show a Katydid that camouflages itself on moss in Costa Rica, a Bat-faced Toad among dead leaves in a park in Colombia, a Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko on a tree, as well as a Lichen Spider that hides on bark in Thailand.
Green and unseen ... Katydid hides on moss
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Hidden ... Bat-faced Toad is camouflaged on leaves
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Hard find ... gecko is nearly impossible to spot on tree
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Crawl over ... but spider is difficult to notice on bark
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