Meet the South American Leaf Fish | 水產百科網

Itisreallyarathercleverkindofcamouflage,asthereareveryfewcreaturesthatsustainthemselvesondeadleaves.Theseclevercreaturesareactuallycalled ...

Clearly, these little guys just want you to leaf them alone, which is precisely why they have developed such a unique camouflage.

At first glance, they may look like leaves; however, if you look closely, you will see that these objects are actually much more than dried-out, dead, old vegetation. In fact, these tiny blobs are quite alive. Looking at the central figure that is of a reddish hue, you can clearly see a tiny, black eye towards the bottom of the image. Moreover, if you look at the upper portion of this object, you will see a back that is covered in sharp spines. Ultimately, these objects are fish, and their coloring and shape is structured this way because they are meant to resemble leaves that are molting.

But they dont just look like leaves; they even act like them. The fish often angle themselves facing...