KnowraCountershadingLinked fromLinked fromThe 25 pages that link to Countershading, each with the reason it gives.All 25Broader topic 5Related 19Compared with 1CamouflageBroader topic: This pattern helps flatten the shading that would otherwise reveal body shape.Cryptic colorationBroader topic: This pattern can make a three-dimensional body look flatter and less conspicuous.Ambush predatorBroader topic: This camouflage can conceal a predator against light from above and darkness below.CrypsisBroader topic: It cancels the light-and-shadow cues that make a body appear three-dimensional.Animal colorationBroader topic: This widespread pattern can make a three-dimensional animal appear flatter under directional light.