This grasshopper, despite its huge 6cm size, has the exact texture and colour to blend against the bark of the stunted trees in central Australia during daylight.

Bright eyespots on the abdomen of the pale brown hawk moth caterpillar deter potential attackers.

This is a young nymph of the tropical spiny stick insect. When first hatched it imitates ants and then this messy dead leaf shape.

Leaf mimicking moth takes refuge from predators amongst a pile of leaves.

Lichen covered trees in the wet tropics rainforests of north Queensland hide this 5 cm-long katydid. Despite its size, it is so rarely seen, it is still awaiting a scientific name.

The ambushing spider imitates a broken twig.

This tropical mantis is a master of dead leaf mimicry. It finds bunches of dead leaves to hang among during the day, distorts its body shape, and has crinkled wings for further authenticity. However if disturbed, it lifts the wings to flash a scary wasp-like, striped abdomen.

Green-eyed tree frog merges with a lichen- and moss-covered tree.

Two Coleman’s commensal shrimps hide amongst a fire urchin’s poisonous barbs.

Geometrid moth larva performing as a leaf.

Northern leaf-tailed gecko blends into the mottled palette of a rainforest tree trunk.

Worm-like lure on the tasselled anglerfish attracts prey.

Many spiders hide well on rough bark during the day. This orb spider takes the art further and not only matches colour and texture, but invents a believable new tip to the branch.

A garden katydid’s scarlet colour disguises it into a leaf.

Grasshopper camouflages casually against brown leaves.