WEBVTT 1 00:00:29.120 --> 00:00:31.440 Camouflaged cats, 2 00:00:32.120 --> 00:00:34.560 hidden lizards, 3 00:00:34.560 --> 00:00:38.480 cryptic snakes, 4 00:00:38.480 --> 00:00:41.960 shimmering cuttlefish. 5 00:00:41.960 --> 00:00:44.040 And concealed chameleons. 6 00:00:45.000 --> 00:00:46.200 Birds that blend. 7 00:00:46.200 --> 00:00:57.120 Or invisible spiders, which is the master of disguise. 8 00:00:57.360 --> 00:00:59.640 Some animals will never be inconspicuous. 9 00:01:00.080 --> 00:01:03.120 Others blend so perfectly with their surroundings 10 00:01:03.360 --> 00:01:06.640 that they can move through them without detection. 11 00:01:08.400 --> 00:01:10.880 For many of the cats of Africa, camouflage 12 00:01:10.880 --> 00:01:13.920 is key to survival. 13 00:01:18.240 --> 00:01:20.080 From the spots of a cheetah, 14 00:01:20.080 --> 00:01:24.280 the rosettes of leopard and the stripes and dots of the serval. 15 00:01:24.280 --> 00:01:29.240 These cats have evolved to merge with their habitat. 16 00:01:33.080 --> 00:01:34.800 The outline of an animal, 17 00:01:34.800 --> 00:01:38.880 no matter its size, is an easy one to distinguish. 18 00:01:39.720 --> 00:01:41.720 Yet if its basic outline is broken, 19 00:01:42.120 --> 00:01:44.960 their form is much harder to detect. 20 00:01:44.960 --> 00:01:47.760 With markings breaking up any readily identifiable shape 21 00:01:48.240 --> 00:01:51.440 and a coat the color of the grasslands in which it lives. 22 00:01:52.000 --> 00:01:57.960 The sleek serval walks seemingly unseen. 23 00:02:03.720 --> 00:02:04.640 But it's not 24 00:02:04.640 --> 00:02:09.680 all about hiding the black and white false eye spots on the back of the cat's ears 25 00:02:09.960 --> 00:02:14.240 may serve quite a different purpose. 26 00:02:16.240 --> 00:02:17.320 These large eye 27 00:02:17.320 --> 00:02:20.360 spots may well make the cat appear bigger 28 00:02:20.560 --> 00:02:23.160 and more watchful to any potential predators 29 00:02:23.520 --> 00:02:33.720 that may be tempted to attack it from the rear. 30 00:02:36.520 --> 00:02:38.200 These same enormous ears 31 00:02:38.200 --> 00:02:41.320 also afford the serval cat highly sensitive hearing 32 00:02:42.120 --> 00:02:46.200 preying on low flying birds as well as the small animals at its feet. 33 00:02:46.680 --> 00:02:50.920 It is able to hunt by sound alone until it gets close to the quarry 34 00:02:51.120 --> 00:02:58.920 to pounce. 35 00:03:00.600 --> 00:03:03.560 Other cryptic cats have far larger 36 00:03:03.600 --> 00:03:12.720 prey in mind. 37 00:03:13.040 --> 00:03:17.000 Arguably, the king of camouflage, the leopard blends 38 00:03:17.040 --> 00:03:18.240 with the branches of the tree. 39 00:03:18.240 --> 00:03:27.120 Top vantage point. 40 00:03:28.520 --> 00:03:32.000 Everything about the muscular leopard appears to have evolved for 41 00:03:32.040 --> 00:03:33.280 camouflage and stealth 42 00:03:38.960 --> 00:03:42.640 with eyes, the color of leaves and the dark pigmentation 43 00:03:42.640 --> 00:03:45.200 of their rosettes, merging with the bark of trees. 44 00:03:46.000 --> 00:03:50.200 When this predator does come to the ground, it moves in silence 45 00:03:50.680 --> 00:03:54.120 and can approach to within meters of its unsuspecting 46 00:03:54.120 --> 00:04:07.040 prey. 47 00:04:07.320 --> 00:04:11.720 Leopards vary in their coloration in marking those living in grasslands 48 00:04:11.720 --> 00:04:14.440 in more open areas, have a light yellow background coat, 49 00:04:14.880 --> 00:04:18.520 whereas those in more forested areas will tend to be darker 50 00:04:18.560 --> 00:04:20.960 with more markings 51 00:04:25.600 --> 00:04:27.000 on most individuals. 52 00:04:27.000 --> 00:04:32.320 The rosettes turn to solid spots on both the face and limbs of 53 00:04:38.040 --> 00:04:40.720 leopards are phenomenally strong for their size. 54 00:04:41.160 --> 00:04:43.880 A male can drag a carcass three times its own weight, 55 00:04:44.160 --> 00:04:46.560 six meters up a tree. 56 00:04:50.520 --> 00:04:55.040 Food is often stored here for later date. 57 00:05:00.480 --> 00:05:02.880 The model pattern of its markings beautifully 58 00:05:02.880 --> 00:05:06.760 concealed this magnificent animal, both against adapted sunlight of the grass 59 00:05:07.120 --> 00:05:12.120 and against the broken shadows of the rocky outcrops. 60 00:05:14.640 --> 00:05:15.960 Most of the time, 61 00:05:15.960 --> 00:05:33.440 this lethal hunter is utterly concealed from its potential prey. 62 00:05:35.400 --> 00:05:37.800 Unlike the leopard, the cheetah does not spend 63 00:05:37.800 --> 00:05:40.560 its days in trees and is not a good climber. 64 00:05:41.120 --> 00:05:44.160 It does, though, blend equally well with its savanna 65 00:05:44.160 --> 00:05:51.160 habitat, 66 00:05:51.160 --> 00:05:53.920 enabling it to get within sprinting distance of its prey. 67 00:05:54.280 --> 00:05:56.920 The cheetah's camouflaging spots conceal it in the long 68 00:05:56.920 --> 00:05:59.240 grass. 69 00:06:02.800 --> 00:06:05.000 Each of the hundreds of solid black dots 70 00:06:05.360 --> 00:06:07.560 break up the identifying form of this hunter 71 00:06:11.000 --> 00:06:11.880 for the plains. 72 00:06:11.880 --> 00:06:13.440 Animals of Africa. 73 00:06:13.440 --> 00:06:30.320 Predators lurk unseen, among them. 74 00:06:30.320 --> 00:06:34.040 Feeding on these harvester ants is a beautiful, adapted predator. 75 00:06:34.320 --> 00:06:37.720 The regal horned lizard 76 00:06:40.000 --> 00:06:42.120 merging perfectly with their surroundings. 77 00:06:42.440 --> 00:06:46.880 These small reptiles live in the rocky, gravelly desert like habitats of Arizona, 78 00:06:47.280 --> 00:06:52.320 where they make a living almost exclusively on ants. 79 00:06:55.200 --> 00:06:57.240 Prey is scarce enough in the desert, 80 00:06:57.240 --> 00:07:00.800 but when 90% of your diet is made up of one species event, 81 00:07:01.200 --> 00:07:04.880 it takes a lot of time and effort to get your fill and avoid becoming 82 00:07:04.880 --> 00:07:07.640 prey yourself. 83 00:07:10.040 --> 00:07:10.800 The coloration 84 00:07:10.800 --> 00:07:14.920 of these 11 centimeter lizards is well matched to the dry soils and rocks 85 00:07:14.920 --> 00:07:18.240 that surround them, but that's not their only camouflage. 86 00:07:19.800 --> 00:07:24.160 Experts said, remaining motionless, the spines and fringes of their scales 87 00:07:24.360 --> 00:07:27.520 lessen their sharp outline and decrease the shadow 88 00:07:27.520 --> 00:07:36.120 they cast. 89 00:07:38.360 --> 00:07:39.920 Should the hawks, snakes 90 00:07:39.920 --> 00:07:43.280 and coyotes that hunt these horned lizards manage to find them? 91 00:07:43.800 --> 00:07:45.840 They have another trick up their sleeve. 92 00:07:46.400 --> 00:07:48.440 They can score blood from their eyes. 93 00:07:48.800 --> 00:07:53.520 Its foul taste is a serious deterrent. 94 00:07:53.880 --> 00:07:58.680 A continent away, its distant relative, the thorny devil has its own ways 95 00:07:58.680 --> 00:08:03.120 of hiding in the red deserts of Australia's outback. 96 00:08:05.640 --> 00:08:09.040 This multicolored, spiked, patchwork little lizard 97 00:08:09.600 --> 00:08:13.280 eat nothing but the ants that scurry across this desolate landscape, 98 00:08:14.440 --> 00:08:18.800 sometimes finding thousands to eat in one sitting and plucking them off 99 00:08:19.280 --> 00:08:22.240 one at a time. 100 00:08:28.040 --> 00:08:31.840 The thorny devil does more than just look incredible. 101 00:08:32.160 --> 00:08:35.760 It can change color according to the type of soil it's crossing. 102 00:08:36.160 --> 00:08:39.120 Its yellow, orange, brown, red and white tones 103 00:08:39.480 --> 00:08:42.600 altering accordingly 104 00:08:48.400 --> 00:08:49.880 with a bowl view as lump of fat 105 00:08:49.880 --> 00:08:53.640 on the back of its neck, acting as a false head to mislead predators. 106 00:08:54.000 --> 00:08:56.440 The thorny devil really is 107 00:08:56.760 --> 00:09:09.000 a master of disguise. 108 00:09:09.000 --> 00:09:11.960 In the leaf litter of Australia's woodlands and scrubs 109 00:09:12.440 --> 00:09:15.120 hides one of its most cryptic and dangerous snakes. 110 00:09:15.840 --> 00:09:18.440 The Deathadder. 111 00:09:22.280 --> 00:09:24.920 The camouflaging patterns of snakes are mesmerizing 112 00:09:25.520 --> 00:09:28.280 from the pearly multicolored sheen of the carpet python 113 00:09:28.920 --> 00:09:31.120 to the muzzle bands of the death adder. 114 00:09:31.120 --> 00:09:37.040 Snakes can be hidden right before our eyes. 115 00:09:37.800 --> 00:09:40.400 Unlike many other snakes that will stop their prey. 116 00:09:40.800 --> 00:09:43.960 The death adder is a resolute ambush predator 117 00:09:45.720 --> 00:09:46.320 with muted 118 00:09:46.320 --> 00:09:49.200 flecked bands that range from reddish brown to gray. 119 00:09:49.640 --> 00:09:53.080 This stocky snake relies utterly on its camouflage to conceal it 120 00:09:53.400 --> 00:10:02.520 from passing in unsuspecting victims. 121 00:10:04.280 --> 00:10:06.720 The arrow sheep head of the death adder, leads 122 00:10:06.720 --> 00:10:09.600 a thick said body that seldom reaches a meter in length. 123 00:10:11.960 --> 00:10:15.480 It scales are a perfect match for the Browns, Tans and Beiges 124 00:10:15.760 --> 00:10:18.160 of the fallen leaves and twigs of the undergrowth 125 00:10:27.640 --> 00:10:30.560 with a form that can pass by rocks and through foliage 126 00:10:30.560 --> 00:10:32.520 with barely making a sound. 127 00:10:32.520 --> 00:10:44.520 For ambush predators, silence and patience are key. 128 00:10:46.560 --> 00:10:48.760 These snakes can lie in wait for hours, 129 00:10:48.880 --> 00:10:52.800 even days, waiting for the right size meal to pass by. 130 00:10:53.640 --> 00:10:56.080 When it does, they are quick to strike. 131 00:10:56.560 --> 00:11:08.000 They can not afford to miss the moment. 132 00:11:11.720 --> 00:11:14.240 Death adders can help tip the balance in their favor 133 00:11:14.520 --> 00:11:17.000 by using their tail as allure. 134 00:11:17.000 --> 00:11:21.600 The creamy tapered end tempting and curious passers by much closer 135 00:11:21.600 --> 00:11:25.560 than they know to the potential jaws of death. 136 00:11:28.360 --> 00:11:30.200 Who knows if this mouse knows 137 00:11:30.200 --> 00:11:33.440 just how close it is. 138 00:11:36.600 --> 00:11:39.000 In the hidden world of camouflage predator. 139 00:11:39.280 --> 00:11:42.960 There is always something hiding in plain view. 140 00:11:48.480 --> 00:11:50.280 Carpet pythons, the age 141 00:11:50.280 --> 00:11:54.560 old nemesis of the scrub turkeys, spend many an hour watching from their branch. 142 00:11:54.560 --> 00:11:57.120 Lookouts. 143 00:11:59.880 --> 00:12:03.800 These spectacular pythons are found from the tropical rainforests 144 00:12:03.800 --> 00:12:07.160 of Northeast Australia to its coastal and arid regions. 145 00:12:07.880 --> 00:12:09.960 Their color patterns are massively varied. 146 00:12:10.480 --> 00:12:13.160 Those from different habitats tend to have their own 147 00:12:13.160 --> 00:12:16.040 unique coloration. 148 00:12:20.360 --> 00:12:20.760 For this 149 00:12:20.760 --> 00:12:24.880 individual, its green brown markings blend almost seamlessly with the mosses 150 00:12:24.880 --> 00:12:28.160 and leeching of the trees it moves through. 151 00:12:28.160 --> 00:12:30.720 One of the larger snakes in Australia carpet 152 00:12:30.720 --> 00:12:33.240 pythons can reach over three and a half meters in length 153 00:12:36.280 --> 00:12:49.920 and the mound of the scrub turkey 154 00:12:50.040 --> 00:12:53.280 is its castle and home to its incubating eggs. 155 00:12:53.960 --> 00:12:56.120 The python in the turkey have been battling it out 156 00:12:56.640 --> 00:13:00.880 through evolutionary time, the python ever perfecting its camouflage 157 00:13:00.880 --> 00:13:04.280 and stealth while the turkey ever perfects its defensive 158 00:13:04.280 --> 00:13:17.240 strategies. 159 00:13:17.600 --> 00:13:20.400 Despite the hidden and silent approach of the hunting snake, 160 00:13:20.920 --> 00:13:23.400 the vigilant turkeys attack was enough. 161 00:13:23.400 --> 00:13:26.120 And the python coils its unhurried retreat, 162 00:13:26.640 --> 00:13:29.160 merging back with the reds and greens of 163 00:13:29.160 --> 00:13:43.640 the forest. 164 00:13:46.080 --> 00:13:46.920 Many animals 165 00:13:46.920 --> 00:13:52.280 can hide, and many can disguise themselves to some degree, but few can rival 166 00:13:52.280 --> 00:13:55.280 the camouflaging capability of the magnificent 167 00:13:55.280 --> 00:13:57.720 cuttlefish. 168 00:14:00.280 --> 00:14:00.960 Cuttlefish 169 00:14:00.960 --> 00:14:04.280 can not only change color, they can also change their shape 170 00:14:04.440 --> 00:14:08.120 as well as their texture as they move through seamless variations 171 00:14:08.160 --> 00:14:16.920 of themselves. 172 00:14:18.440 --> 00:14:21.480 These amazing mollusks with outwardly smooth skin 173 00:14:21.840 --> 00:14:26.000 can alter their texture by furrowing themselves into complex folds 174 00:14:26.040 --> 00:14:30.280 and ridges, simultaneously taking on a blotched pattern. 175 00:14:30.680 --> 00:14:33.240 They are indistinguishable from the micro habitat 176 00:14:33.600 --> 00:14:36.560 they have chosen to settle on 177 00:14:44.920 --> 00:14:46.840 a mere few meters away. 178 00:14:46.840 --> 00:14:49.200 A completely different disguise may be in order. 179 00:14:49.960 --> 00:14:53.640 The surface of the cuttlefish is skin can expand by 500%. 180 00:14:54.320 --> 00:14:57.720 But rather than lose any richness of color in this massive stretch, 181 00:14:58.080 --> 00:15:01.640 they can modulate for this expansion by being their own act 182 00:15:01.680 --> 00:15:16.320 of light emitters. 183 00:15:18.960 --> 00:15:21.440 Gentle undulations of their lateral fins 184 00:15:21.720 --> 00:15:24.520 move these animals through the water as they morph their way 185 00:15:24.520 --> 00:15:29.000 over the ocean floor, sometimes appearing textured and almost translucent. 186 00:15:29.520 --> 00:15:33.200 Other times the solid black of color and others monster 187 00:15:33.200 --> 00:15:47.520 lake in the safety of a crevice. 188 00:15:48.280 --> 00:15:53.120 Rapid and graceful changes in color and form are often enough to foil predators. 189 00:15:53.640 --> 00:15:56.520 But if they don't work, the cuttlefish has another mask 190 00:15:56.760 --> 00:15:59.560 in its armor. 191 00:16:02.600 --> 00:16:05.400 The smokescreen that is created by the ink distracts 192 00:16:05.400 --> 00:16:08.760 any would be predatory, leaving them searching for a long gone 193 00:16:08.760 --> 00:16:17.520 invisible prey. 194 00:16:17.960 --> 00:16:21.120 The iridescent cuttlefish can appear and disappear 195 00:16:21.480 --> 00:16:40.760 before our very eyes, making camouflage an art form. 196 00:16:41.000 --> 00:16:41.760 Are the verdant 197 00:16:41.760 --> 00:16:46.080 sauntering highly distinctive chameleons that make their homes and rainforests. 198 00:16:46.080 --> 00:16:49.920 Grasses, trees and bushes. 199 00:16:50.040 --> 00:16:53.880 There are well over 100 species of chameleons around today, 200 00:16:54.360 --> 00:16:59.440 ranging from the tiny pygmy chameleon to the prehistoric looking horned chameleon. 201 00:16:59.760 --> 00:17:08.640 Most are found in Africa and Madagascar, a testament 202 00:17:08.640 --> 00:17:12.480 to the simple principle of camouflage by matching body color to environment. 203 00:17:13.040 --> 00:17:24.120 These little reptiles render themselves inconspicuous. 204 00:17:26.480 --> 00:17:27.480 Their tongues are like a 205 00:17:27.480 --> 00:17:31.760 tethered projectile, able to shoot out one and a half times their body length. 206 00:17:32.160 --> 00:17:35.080 These sticky ended probes are estimated to reach their target 207 00:17:35.320 --> 00:17:44.840 in 7/100 of a second. 208 00:17:47.640 --> 00:17:48.240 The flecked, 209 00:17:48.240 --> 00:17:52.760 dotted and patchy markings of a chameleon skin serve to break up their outline 210 00:17:52.800 --> 00:17:56.840 and distort the cemetery of their body form. 211 00:18:01.680 --> 00:18:02.760 Moving slowly 212 00:18:02.760 --> 00:18:12.440 and gently, the disturbance they bring to the leaves is minimal. 213 00:18:16.800 --> 00:18:19.160 Prehensile tails help them grip. 214 00:18:19.160 --> 00:18:23.040 While incredible eyes provide a 360 degree view of the world. 215 00:18:24.080 --> 00:18:26.440 The upper and lower eyelids are joined, 216 00:18:26.840 --> 00:18:30.320 leaving just the smallest of holes for the pupil to gaze out from. 217 00:18:31.680 --> 00:18:34.400 Able to rotate and focus each eye separately, 218 00:18:34.800 --> 00:18:38.360 the chameleon can observe two objects simultaneously. 219 00:18:39.440 --> 00:18:42.520 Not only does this help the chameleon locate its own prey 220 00:18:42.520 --> 00:18:45.960 with pinpoint accuracy, it also helps with its own 221 00:18:45.960 --> 00:19:07.040 overall camouflage. 222 00:19:07.480 --> 00:19:11.760 The tongues of these insect towards reptiles have an elastic recoil mechanism, 223 00:19:12.120 --> 00:19:15.520 which is much less thermally sensitive than the rest of the lizard. 224 00:19:16.400 --> 00:19:19.920 This means that even when cold and sluggish the ectoderm, 225 00:19:19.920 --> 00:19:35.880 a chameleon can still catch its prey, famed for their ability to change color. 226 00:19:36.240 --> 00:19:40.200 Chameleons already beautifully camouflage for their environment, 227 00:19:40.200 --> 00:19:43.560 actually use color change for a more social signaling, 228 00:19:44.160 --> 00:19:49.560 a visual mask of mood and status, as well as an indicator of territoriality. 229 00:19:55.040 --> 00:19:58.280 Darker spots and brighter colors are often shown 230 00:19:58.320 --> 00:20:05.520 when angered or fearful. 231 00:20:07.360 --> 00:20:09.640 Color changes can happen fast, 232 00:20:09.640 --> 00:20:12.440 brought on by the expansions and contractions of specialized 233 00:20:12.480 --> 00:20:16.040 pigment cells and the different layers of their incredible 234 00:20:16.040 --> 00:20:30.440 skin. 235 00:20:32.880 --> 00:20:35.760 In the frozen climes of the Northern Hemisphere, winter 236 00:20:36.320 --> 00:20:39.960 toga bands blend against their snowy surroundings. 237 00:20:42.120 --> 00:20:45.480 The brown black plumage that better matched them against the summer tundra 238 00:20:45.800 --> 00:20:48.520 has given way to their winter covering of almost pure 239 00:20:48.520 --> 00:20:50.560 white. 240 00:20:54.160 --> 00:20:57.840 Only their eye patch and tail feathers remain black as their plump 241 00:20:57.840 --> 00:21:01.680 bodies take on the camouflaging white feathers of winter, concealing them 242 00:21:01.680 --> 00:21:12.120 as they forage on the snow covered grounds of their home. 243 00:21:13.400 --> 00:21:17.280 These ground feeding birds rummage in the snow for willow buds and twigs 244 00:21:17.720 --> 00:21:21.720 their feathered legs and feet, serving as avian snowshoes. 245 00:21:27.600 --> 00:21:28.040 Female 246 00:21:28.040 --> 00:21:31.040 tar mcginnes will molt directly from their winter whites to summer. 247 00:21:31.040 --> 00:21:32.600 Brown's males. 248 00:21:32.600 --> 00:21:35.400 On the other hand, with the red wattle over their eyes, 249 00:21:35.640 --> 00:21:39.080 have a transitional plumage as they make the move between summer 250 00:21:39.240 --> 00:21:41.440 and winter. 251 00:21:44.000 --> 00:21:47.000 The feather changes of these Arctic Avians are just one way 252 00:21:47.040 --> 00:21:49.600 birds can disguise themselves while out in the open 253 00:21:55.320 --> 00:21:57.680 the bush stone curlew of Australia adapts 254 00:21:57.720 --> 00:22:04.320 another tactic, along with its cryptic coloration. 255 00:22:04.840 --> 00:22:08.880 The art of staying incredibly still has been mastered by this delicate 256 00:22:08.880 --> 00:22:10.360 looking bird 257 00:22:16.240 --> 00:22:18.240 found throughout much of Australia. 258 00:22:18.240 --> 00:22:21.200 The curlew prefers open woodland and is often found near 259 00:22:21.200 --> 00:22:33.160 some of the country's other iconic birds, usually active at night. 260 00:22:33.480 --> 00:22:36.960 The dappled curlew spends its day standing quietly in the shade, 261 00:22:37.440 --> 00:22:41.240 merging with the leaf litter it stands on. 262 00:22:45.480 --> 00:22:49.200 This uncanny ability to stay almost entirely motionless 263 00:22:49.560 --> 00:22:52.440 has led to living birds being mistaken 264 00:22:52.440 --> 00:23:07.320 for statues of. 265 00:23:11.000 --> 00:23:12.680 There is one tiny creature 266 00:23:12.680 --> 00:23:16.200 that has evolved, a camouflage that is so perfect in its simplicity. 267 00:23:16.640 --> 00:23:21.720 It is often overlooked by the casual human observer. 268 00:23:21.960 --> 00:23:23.880 Crab spiders 269 00:23:25.720 --> 00:23:29.160 have adapted to their hunting terrain. 270 00:23:29.160 --> 00:23:32.840 The crab spiders that are found on the bark of leaves are darker in coloration 271 00:23:33.160 --> 00:23:40.360 than those found on flowers. 272 00:23:40.360 --> 00:23:43.520 Butterflies, honeybees and beetles are common 273 00:23:43.560 --> 00:23:46.680 prey for the sit and wait predatory tactic of the crab spider 274 00:23:47.160 --> 00:23:52.040 as they come to feed on the very flowers that hold their enemy. 275 00:23:52.200 --> 00:23:55.920 The spiders sturdy front legs are held to the side in readiness to strike 276 00:23:58.320 --> 00:24:00.480 the free roving crab spider, 277 00:24:00.480 --> 00:24:03.720 also known as the flower spider is not a web builder, 278 00:24:04.000 --> 00:24:08.560 but instead relies on its fabulous camouflage and talent for remaining still, 279 00:24:09.080 --> 00:24:13.320 sometimes spending days, even weeks in the same spot. 280 00:24:13.880 --> 00:24:21.400 These. 281 00:24:25.080 --> 00:24:26.760 In its search for nectar. 282 00:24:26.760 --> 00:24:29.840 The butterfly is seemingly oblivious to the spider's invisible 283 00:24:29.840 --> 00:24:31.640 presence. 284 00:24:34.480 --> 00:24:36.840 Once caught in its pincer like front legs, 285 00:24:37.080 --> 00:24:40.480 a bite on the head delivers a fast acting venom that subdues 286 00:24:40.480 --> 00:24:51.440 the butterfly. 287 00:24:51.440 --> 00:24:55.960 The venom and digestive juices work together to liquefy the internal tissues, 288 00:24:56.440 --> 00:25:09.160 and the victim is sucked dry, 289 00:25:09.160 --> 00:25:11.600 which has the best camouflage of all. 290 00:25:12.560 --> 00:25:15.480 Is it the spotted cats? 291 00:25:15.480 --> 00:25:17.760 The earth colored lizard? 292 00:25:18.320 --> 00:25:22.200 The leaf colored snakes? 293 00:25:22.200 --> 00:25:25.440 The shimmering cuttlefish, 294 00:25:25.440 --> 00:25:29.120 or the ever changing chameleon 295 00:25:29.120 --> 00:25:31.080 blended birds? 296 00:25:31.080 --> 00:25:58.920 Or even the invisible spider?