Bird-dropping Spider

  

We have seen creatures that resemble branches or leaves so as to camouflage themselves into their surroundings to stay hidden from predators. But what about an invertebrate  resembling a bird’s droppings? 

The Cyrtarachne bufo is a spider that  looks like a bird's dropping and this helps to confuse its predators. When it is disturbed, the Bird-dropping Spider will retract its legs under its body and play dead, making its mimicry even more convincing.

Learn more about this animal here.

Photo credit: Cai Yixiong