Chinese researchers have developed camouflage that switches colors in response to its surroundings, similar to a chameleon. They said this technology makes an individual appear “effectively ...

In the natural environment, creatures like the chameleon and octopus have mastered the art of camouflage. Camouflage is an important military strategy that limits the enemy’s ability to locate ...

Almost half of the world’s chameleon species live on the island ... display limitless colors and do not change colors in a camouflage response to their surroundings. Instead, their skin changes ...

(See videos of chameleon tongue projections.) Stored in the lizard’s throat pouch is a tongue bone surrounded by sheaths of elastic, collagenous tissue inside a tubular accelerator muscle.

The chameleon is one of the most recognizable animals that camouflages itself, changing its colors in order to hide from predators. This free downloadable lesson plan explores various species of ...