Spiders

Spiders use color, pattern and texture to camouflage on trees, plants, flowers and rocks. They use camouflage to hunt for prey and to hide from predators.

 
photo © Jan - Brissy Girl on Flickr.com, used with permission

 
photo © Dino Motti, used with permission

photo © Dr. Arthur Anker, used with permission

Jumping Spider (looks like an ant) Jumping Spiders are not ants. They mimic ants by having an ant shape and color so they can sneak up on real ants to eat them.

 
photo by Katarina Christenson, used with permission

 
photo © Martin Howe, used with permission

photo © James Christiansen, used with permission

 
photo © Kathleen Czubas, Kreative Capture, used with permission

 
photo © Dieter Mai, used with permission

 
photo © Sarah Crews, used with permission

 
photo © Sarah Crews, used with permission

 
photo © Sarah Crews, used with permission

 
photo © Sarah Crews, used with permission

 
photo © Sarah Crews, used with permission

 
photo by Katarina Christenson, used with permission