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snake with a dark zig-zag pattern on its back against some leaves

A viper's zig-zag colors help blur their predators' vision

Scientists previously thought that animals' color patterns were either warning signs or camouflage — on these snakes, they are both

A parasitic flatworm is one of nature's spookiest creatures

Leucochloridium paradoxum is a parasitic flatworm that uses both mind control and mimicry to trick birds into eating it

Meet the colour-changing green forester moth: a living water vapour sensor

Researchers used microscopy techniques to understand how the green forester moth changes from a shiny green to a rusty red colour

HIV uses camouflage to hide from cell defenses

Viruses are fighting an evolutionary arms race in our DNA