Alex Mustard / Close up of tiny (10mm) Pygmy seahorse (Hippocampus bargibanti) living disguised in Muricella sp. sea fan. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Hooded Praying Mantis (Choeradodis rhomboidea) disguised as leaves, rainforest ecosystem, Costa Rica

John Downer Productions / 'Plopcam' - remotely controlled video camera disguised as dung, used to film elephant herd for BBC television film 'Elephants - Spy in the Herd' 2003

Emanuele Biggi / Map treefrog (Hypsiboas geographicus) resting with its eyes disguised by its 'map' on the membrane. Villa Carmen Biological Station, Peru

Emanuele Biggi / Peringuey's / Sidewinding adder (Bitis peringueyi) half disguised in sandy habitat, Naukluft National Park, Namibia

Emanuele Biggi / Namaqua chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis) disguised in its environment, Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia

Emanuele Biggi / Peringuey's / Sidewinding adder (Bitis peringueyi) half disguised in sandy habitat, Naukluft National Park, Namibia

Emanuele Biggi / Peringuey's / Sidewinding adder (Bitis peringueyi) just its eyes showing above sand, perfectly disguised, Naukluft National Park, Namibia

Alex Mustard / Golf-ball sized Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) waiting to ambush prey disguised as an orange sponge. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.

Alex Mustard / Golf-ball sized Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) yawning warning as it waits to ambush prey disguised as an orange sponge. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.

Alex Mustard / Golf-ball sized Painted frogfish (Antennarius pictus) waits to ambush prey disguised as an orange sponge. Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Lembeh Strait, Molucca Sea.

John Waters / Phonemast disguised as palm tree, Palm Springs, California, USA, June 2012.