No predators of emerald darters are known, and their cryptic coloration may help to conceal them in riffles with brightly colored rocks.
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In contact with humans, they can be rather tame, possibly due to their cryptic coloration keeping them hidden within their natural environment.
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A longhorn beetle of the subfamily "'Cerambycinae "'exhibiting cryptic coloration, as photographed in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Their cryptic coloration and dorsal patterns aid in their camouflage often mimicking decaying leaf matter giving rise to the common name of " leaf frog ".
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It is commonly found among moss and lichens, and has a cryptic coloration that blends with this habitat, rendering it almost invisible when it is not moving.
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Non-breeding males and females still have the silver-blue coloration and the typical cryptic coloration of dark on top and lighter white or cream colored belly.
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Thus the skins of many reptiles have cryptic coloration of plain or mottled gray, green, and brown to allow them to blend into the background of their natural environment.
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The most obvious adaptation is this bird's cryptic coloration, which enables it to blend in with its environment and avoid predation by golden eagles or other birds of prey.
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Females and males remain sheltered in the leaf litter and their cryptic coloration adds an additional camouflage element but it is inconclusive as to whether the habitat distribution directly caused the color dimorphism.
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Other large pimelodids, such as " Pseudoplatystoma ", " Sorubim ", and " Sorubimichthys ", whose young inhabit vegetated, marginal waters, have distinctive cryptic coloration patterns and much enlarged caudal and pectoral fins.
