Ask 50 different people on the street tell you what they think of when they hear the word “camouflage,” and you’re likely to get 50 different answers. Originally derived from the French camoufler meaning “to blind or veil,” it is often thought of as a term applying to the animal world. An animal’s coloring that helps it hide from enemies is considered its camouflage, a topic that has fascinated zoologists for more than a century. Though camouflage generally calls up images of green and brown splotches, it does not, in fact, refer to any specific pattern. For example, the “dazzle”…
