Prompt 2 of 7
Name an animal known for camouflage
166 accepted answers across 5 rarity tiers.
100 ptsOne in a Krillion1 answer
The rarest possible answer — almost no player finds it.
- Satanic leaf-tailed gecko— Mimics a dead leaf down to fake vein damage.
85 ptsDeep Cut120 answers
Genuinely obscure. Most players never think of it.
- Anaconda
- Angel shark
- Anole
- Arctic wolf
- Assassin bug
- Bagworm
- Bark Scorpion— Matches the tree bark it hunts on after dark.
- Bittern
- Blue-ringed octopus
- Boa constrictor
- Bobcat
- Bobtail squid— Glows on its underside to erase its own shadow.
- Bushmaster
- Butterflyfish
- Caddisfly
- Caiman
- Chameleon shrimp
- Cicada
- Clouded leopard
- Coconut Octopus— Carries coconut halves around as a portable hiding shell.
- Cod
- Collared lemming— Only rodent that turns white for winter.
- Comb jelly
- Comma butterfly
- Common baron caterpillar
- Cottonmouth
- Cougar
- Crab spider
- Cricket
- Dead leaf butterfly
- Death adder
- Decorator crab— Glues bits of seabed onto its own shell.
- Desert lark
- Dolphin
- Emerald tree boa
- Fennec fox
- Filefish
- Flathead
- Flying dragon
- Frogfish
- Gaboon viper
- Gazelle
- Gerbil
- Ghost crab
- Glass catfish
- Glass frog— Skin so transparent you can watch its heart beat.
- Glass shrimp
- Glasswing butterfly
- Green snake
- Green tree python
- Grouse
- Harp seal
- Hatchetfish
- Herring
- Horned frog
- Horned lizard
- Inchworm
- Jackrabbit
- Jellyfish
- Jumping spider
- Killdeer
- Lacewing larva
- Lanternfish
- Leaf-nosed snake
- Leaffish
- Leafy seadragon
- Lichen Katydid— Its frilled body copies the lichen it feeds on.
- Lynx
- Mackerel
- Matamata— A turtle disguised as bark and dead leaves.
- Mossy frog
- Nightjar
- Ocelot
- Okapi
- Owl butterfly
- Penguin
- Pheasant
- Pipefish
- Pirate perch— Masks its own scent, a chemical camouflage.
- Plover
- Potoo— Impersonates a broken tree stump, uncannily well.
- Ptarmigan
- Puff adder
- Pygmy seahorse
- Python
- Quail
- Rockfish
- Rockmover wrasse
- Salp
- Sand cat
- Sand dollar
- Sandgrouse
- Sardine
- Scorpionfish
- Sculpin
- Sea turtle
- Sea urchin
- Skink
- Snapping turtle
- Snipe
- Speckled wood butterfly
- Sponge crab
- Stargazer— Buries itself in sand with only its eyes showing.
- Surinam toad
- Tapir— Calves wear watermelon stripes that melt into forest light.
- Tawny frogmouth
- Tentacled snake
- Thorny devil
- Toadfish
- Trapdoor spider
- Treehopper
- Trumpetfish
- Twig snake
- Vine snake
- Viper
- Wild boar
- Wobbegong
- Wolf spider
- Woodcock
- Wraparound spider
60 ptsRare31 answers
Uncommon — only a minority of players land here.
- Alligator
- Anglerfish
- Caterpillar
- Cheetah
- Copperhead
- Crocodile
- Flounder
- Frog
- Gecko
- Giraffe
- Grasshopper
- Iguana
- Jaguar
- Katydid
- Lion
- Lizard
- Moth
- Orchid mantis— Impersonates a flower so well that prey lands on it.
- Owl
- Praying mantis
- Rabbit
- Rattlesnake
- Seahorse
- Shark
- Snowshoe hare
- Squid
- Stoat
- Stonefish
- Toad
- Tree frog
- Walking leaf
30 ptsSchooler12 answers
A solid, middling pick shared with plenty of other players.
- Arctic fox
- Arctic hare
- Cuttlefish
- Deer
- Leopard
- Mimic octopus
- Polar bear
- Sloth— Algae grows in its fur and tints it jungle green.
- Snow leopard
- Stick insect
- Tiger
- Zebra
10 ptsPlankton2 answers
The most common answer on the board.
- Chameleon
- Octopus