Spotting Animal Transformation Masters: The Last Animal Can Transform into Seventy-Two Forms
In the magical natural world, many animals have their own unique survival skills. Among them are many shapeshifters, who use their unique structures to transform themselves, thereby escaping the pursuit of predators, staging spectacular battles and contests in nature. We all know that the chameleon is one of the most famous camouflage masters in the animal kingdom. So, do you know other animals that have transformation and camouflage skills? Let's take a look together.
Flame Squirrel
The Flame Squirrel lives in the Amazon rainforest. It wasn't until 2012 that scientists discovered its amazing camouflage skills, which were then known to the world. In general, baby birds need the protection of their parents to grow up completely. But the Flame Squirrel's baby birds can survive independently as soon as 20 days old. They have a very unique camouflage technique. As soon as a Flame Squirrel is born, it is covered with bright orange-yellow long fluff, which can effectively camouflage itself. They crawl slowly like caterpillars, and from the back they look like a long-haired yellow caterpillar. In addition, the brighter the color of the caterpillar, the more poisonous it is, which can protect itself from predators.
The Flame Squirrel crawls like a caterpillar
The original appearance of the Flame Squirrel
Hermioppo caterpillar
Hermioppo. Listen to this name, how artistic! Its personality is undoubtedly revealed. I don't know if anyone thinks it's a celebrity. But do you know that Hermioppo is a caterpillar's name. These caterpillars are distributed in many places in Africa and South America, but few people have ever seen them. Even if someone saw them, some people who didn't know about them would be scared away. Why? Because this artistic caterpillar can turn into a snake.
When it's in danger, it will bulge and expand part of its body in front, looking like a triangular snake head. In addition, its eyes will become very bright, making its overall appearance like a venomous snake. To make its camouflage more realistic, it sometimes makes a biting action against the threatening predator, just to scare away the predator and protect itself. Until the Hermioppo caterpillar grows up, it will transform into a butterfly, which is very handsome.
Leaf Insect
When it comes to camouflage masters in the animal kingdom, the bamboo beetle must have a place. The leaf insect is a very skilled rare insect, with more than 30 species worldwide. In the Tang Dynasty in China, Fang wrote in the 'Records of Wildness' that he described this type of insect. They used this insect as a medicine during the spring festival.
Leaf insects and leaves
Generally, if we don't observe carefully, we can't see the leaf insects. Because they are too similar to leaves, they are almost integrated into leaves. The most weird thing is that they also eat leaves, which is like eating more and looking more like leaves. Moreover, even when the leaf insects walk, we will think it's a leaf blown by the wind.
Mimic Octopus
The mimic octopus can be called the 'big brother' of animal transformation. When it comes to transformation and camouflage, no one dares to say second. The mimic octopus's body is very soft, which allows it to switch its shape at will. Moreover, it can also change its color at will, and its speed is extremely fast. It can change its state in less than a second, which allows it to mimic many marine animals, such as sea snakes, lionfish, and coral reefs. This powerful transformation ability is simply a master's seventy-two changes.
The mimic octopus has powerful transformation skills because of the pigment cells distributed on its skin. The granules in the pigment cells are surrounded by elastic cell elastic sacs. It uses a complex muscle network to control these sacs, changing their transparency or reflective ability, thus causing changes in color and shape. This powerful gene makes the mimic octopus's life in the ocean very handy.
Do you know other animal transformation or camouflage masters? Or do you want to learn more about these strange animals?
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