Can You Identify the Camouflaged Creatures?

The path was covered with fallen leaves and I was enjoying the rustling sound beneath my feet, when something jumped up. I was startled. Surely there are some camouflaged creatures around. This happened while taking a walk in the banks of the Kabini River backwaters in Karnataka.

Camouflaged Creatures

Thick growth of trees and plants make the walk easy even at 11 and 12 at noon and there I was simply looking at this nature. It was healing and calming. The rustle and crackle of dried leaves under my feet was like music to my ears. But then suddenly, there was a distracting rustle among the dry leaves… as if some creature was trying to flee the stamp of my mighty foot.

I stood still, very much afraid now to put the next step. What could it be? A snake? If it was a snake I better flee. I mustered up some courage and put my next step… no sound…Then the next step and I saw it, staring innocently at me. I smiled to myself, ‘How could I be scared of this tiny fellow?’

Camouflaged Creatures

Can you spot him? He is so well camouflaged. At least can you guess who he is? And as I continued my walk I came across another well camouflaged creature, sitting cosy in the bark of a tree. This should be easy to guess and spot. Let me know your guesses about these camouflaged creatures, you will have the answers soon.

Camouflaged Creatures

Updated with Answers for Camouflaged Creatures

I got the most overwhelming response for the tiny ‘spot the critter’ contest, identify the camouflaged creature contest last week. Almost everybody gave the right answers for at least one of them. Some of course had both answers right.

Brown Frog camouflaged in leaves

Hitchwriter was the first with both answers right.

Others who got both answers right were Keats The Sunshine Girl, Ribbon, Rajesh, Anu, Deborah Godin, Adrienne in Ohio, Carletta, Julie, Karen, Ajeya Rao, Pratiksha Kulkarni, Ravishankar, Hilary.

The frog was spotted rightly by:
Dora, carmat, Baron’s Life, Esther Garvi. This one is a brown tree frog. Its broad darker brown patch flanked by a darker brown to black stripe running the length of the back helped me identify  it. They are so tiny, you can get an idea by comparing it with size of leaf.

Brown Frog close up

The spider was spotted rightly by:
Sylvia, Ladynred, Reader Wil, Destination Infinity, Anya.

Camouflaged Spider

You can download and put the pics in your blog if you wish. I hope you are enjoying this as much as I am.

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