Lichen Spider’s Tree Trunk Trickery
Lichen spiders exemplify the art of specific habitat matching. Their bodies feature intricate patterns of gray, green, and white that precisely mirror the lichen patches where they hunt. Small bumps and ridges on their exoskeletons create texture matches that even fool macro photographers looking for them. These spiders choose hunting spots that match their particular pattern variations, and they rarely stray from areas where their camouflage works best.