Daniel Sly, Reflected Camouflage (ANIMALS 2026)

Drifting at the surface, a sargassum frogfish moves within its floating weed habitat, its algal camouflage reflected in the calm water above. Perfectly adapted to life among sargassum mats, it uses its arm-like fins to clamber through the weed, here briefly revealed in open water.

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