Camouflage

Now you see it, now you don't - this episode is a true trick for the senses as we uncover the hidden wonders of Camouflage! From human ingenuity (?) to animal creativity, misdirection and subterfuge abound in this episode, so keep your eyes peeled, it's not one you'll want to miss!
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[This, That, or the Other: Disappearing Acts]
Stripes painted on ships and planes
Painting planes pink
Yehudi lights on planes
cnrs-scrn.org/northern_mariner/vol19/tnm_19_17…
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1634902
penguinrandomhouse.com/books/552503/the-secret…
books.google.com/books?id=heS0lbYrpAwC&pg=…
books.google.com/books?id=DUkl5bH6k6EC&pg=…
sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0042698….
[Trivia Question]
Color combinations of Bargibant's pygmy seahorses
fishbase.se/summary/Hippocampus-bargibanti
oceana.org/marine-life/pygmy-seahorse
owlcation.com/stem/Camouflage-in-Animals-Pygmy…
[Fact Off]
Trashline orb-weaver spiders that build self-portraits for camouflage web.archive.org/web/20160829062900/http://blog…
phys.org/news/2012-12-species-spider-fake-deco…
mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/trashli…
academic.oup.com/beheco/article-abstract/10/4/…
Picture examples of stabilimenta: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stabilimentum
Tricking mice with scent camouflage by adding too much wheat smell
science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abe4164
nature.com/articles/s41893-023-01127-3
sciencenews.org/article/camouflaging-wheat-sme…
[Ask the Science Couch]
Color-changing biology in invertebrates like octopuses vs. vertebrates like chameleons
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5804272
nature.com/articles/ncomms7368
link.springer.com/article/10.1039/c0pp00199f
ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/how-octo…
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2936158
Patreon bonus: Non-visual-spectrum camouflage or other senses
science.org/doi/10.1126/science.860137
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rstb.20…
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00049-004-0…
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsif.20…
[Butt One More Thing]
Caterpillars, spiders, and moths that camouflage themselves as bird poop
entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/citrus/giantswall…
nhpbs.org/natureworks/viceroy.htm
newscientist.com/article/dn28124-zoologger-a-s…
australian.museum/learn/animals/spiders/bird-d…
boingboing.net/2019/11/14/macrocilix-maia-a-mo…

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