But sometimes, it helps them blend in. Birds can be black and white for several reasons, including camouflage and confusion.

The black-and-white warbler is arguably the most aptly named of all the warblers. Both males and females have glossy black ...

In their early stages, their caterpillars are black and white with ... pass themselves off as bird droppings and instead become plump and bright green, allowing them to camouflage themselves ...

This elusive bird is often difficult to spot due to its dark colors, with speckles of white throughout, which camouflage it within dense marshes. The Eastern Black Rail was listed under the ...

Nature is full of colours. But, while some stand out for their plethora of colours, others are known for their lack of it.

An astonishing number of insects have evolved survival mechanisms that involve mimicry, camouflage, and disguise. In the case of orange-and-black butterflies ... mainly birds -- avoid the viceroy ...

While body position didn’t affect the number of green caterpillars that got pecked, birds attacked the poop-colored black-and-white caterpillars almost three times more often if they were ...

Scientists have long puzzled over a feature that would appear to handicap the bird during its ... barn owl’s brilliant white plumage is in fact a form of nocturnal camouflage or counter ...