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It Takes A Sec To Figure Out What You’re Seeing, But That’s What Nature Intended

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If you”re a little guy on the bottom of the food chain, you”re going to want to put up as much of a defense as possible. The best thing to keep your bloodline going is to lie low and blend in with your natural surroundings, all with the hope that your predators won”t be keen enough to spot you.

That includes us humans, too! How long does it take for you to spot each of these sneaky guys?

1. Trying to pull a fast one on me, little twig?

Trying to pull a fast one on me, little twig?

2. This one anticipates the leaves dying. There”s something inexplicably creepy about that.

This one anticipates the leaves dying. There

3. Couldn”t look more like lichen if he tried.

Couldn

4. Another twiggy trickster!

Another twiggy trickster!

5. Wait for it…wait for it…

Wait for it...wait for it...

See it yet? No? Take as much time as you need, we”ll be here.

6. This isn”t fair simply because it”s so close up. Give the guy some context to work with!

This isn

7. I am truly unsure where the critter ends and the tree begins. They have become one.

I am truly unsure where the critter ends and the tree begins. They have become one.

8. It”s a shame he blends in so well…he seems like such a swell guy.

It

9. This one took me a hot second…and I”m an I Spy master.

This one took me a hot second...and I

10. Is that a croak I hear? Perhaps from a well-hidden frog?

Is that a croak I hear? Perhaps from a well-hidden frog?

11. Okay, it”s either the stump or the lizard…one of you has to go home and change.

Okay, it

12. Who does this guy think he is, Houdini?

Who does this guy think he is, Houdini?

13. Okay, scorpion fish, you win: you”re beautiful and I can hardly see you.

Okay, scorpion fish, you win: you

14. We get it, you guys are good at what you do!

We <em>get it</em>, you guys are good at what you do!

15. This is why I don”t like the beach.

This is why I don

16. They”re everywhere…

They

17. Touche, you winged sneak. Have you considered a career in the CIA?

Touch&eacute;, you winged sneak. Have you considered a career in the CIA?

18. To be fair, it”d be hard to find just about anything in these dried reeds. Dropped your wallet on a walk? Might as well call the credit card company right now.

To be fair, it

19. Okay, crabs. ENOUGH!

Okay, crabs. ENOUGH!

(via Caters News)

I think nature can go ahead and claim this round for itself. Can you imagine how many critters you encounter every single day without even knowing it? Excuse me while I look into living in a plastic bubble.

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