Camouflage and Colour

by Liz Bomford (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1992

  $6.20

  Colour photographs combine with a detailed text to convey the inventive use of coloration in the animal world. Colour has a variety of ingenious functions: a peacock's glorious display attracts attention, the conspicuous markings of poisonous caterpillars warn off predators, and a third aspect of colouring - camouflage - is featured in depth, from moths which blend indistinguishably with tree bark to the praying mantis using disguise to catch unwary prey.