This Ladybird Spider from East Kalimantan in Indonesia resembles a bright-coloured ladybird beetle. Photo: Chien C. Lee
Biologist-turned-photographer Chien C. Lee is fascinated by animal hide and seek and wishes he could have the camouflaging abilities of a leaf-tailed gecko.
This elusive forest-dwelling lizard from Madagascar blends in so well with its environment, thanks to its mottled pattern, that you wouldn’t even know it’s there.
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Masters Of Disguise
This Ladybird Spider from East Kalimantan in Indonesia resembles a bright-coloured ladybird beetle. Photo: Chien C. Lee
The best way to ward off would-be predators? Look like a snake. This fruit-piercing moth caterpillar from Sarawak’s Mulu National Park has large fake snake eye spots at the one end of its body. Photo: Chien C. Lee
‘I really enjoy encountering these creatures, when I have to double back and realise what’s actually there … that wasn’t a cute beetle after all but a spider!’ says Lee. Photo: The Star/ Low Lay Phon
The slug moth caterpillar protects itself from being eaten with its white tubercles that resemble the filaments of a deadly fungus erupting from a spider carcass. Photo: Chien C. Lee
The exhibition also features camouflage in the plant world, like this Rhizanthes lowii, a cousin of the Rafflesia, found in Sarawak’s Ulu Baram jungle. Photo: The Star/ Low Lay Phon
This Satanic Leaf-Tailed Gecko is virtually invisible with its unique patterns and coloration that matches dead leaves. Photo: Chien C. Lee
Lee’s tip in finding these camouflaged creatures? Try looking for them at night. Photo: The Star/ Low Lay Phon
The White-spotted Clearwing butterfly has an almost transparent wing. Photo: Chien C. Lee
This Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko from Madagascar's Ranomafana National Park appears to merge seamlessly with a tree bark. Photo: Chien C. Lee
The almost invisible Black-throated Lichen Spider from Matang, Sarawak. Photo: Chien C. Lee
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