What are the four types of camouflage?
Concealing Coloration – Animals that use coloration to hide themselves against a background of the same color are using Concealing Coloration. Many animals in the Arctic have white coloring to blend in with the snow that surrounds them. Deer are almost the same color of the brown grass so they can’t bee seen well by their predators. Disguise – Animals use disguise to blend in with their surroundings. An insect that looks like a branch or leaf is using a “costume” to hide from predators. Yes, this is easily confused with Concealing Coloration because the animal does blend in with its background. Ask yourself the following: Is the animal or insect the shape AND color of something in its typical habitat? If the animal is ONLY the color of its surroundings then it is probably using Concealing Coloration. If it actually looks like the object on which it stays, then it is using Disguise to fool its predators or prey. Disruptive Coloration – An animal that takes advantage of disruptive colora
