to light) countershaded Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Hannah Rowland, reviewing countershading 100 years after Abbott Thayer, observed that countershading, which she...

countershading. In the open ocean, where there is no background, the principal methods of camouflage are transparency, silvering, and countershading,...

identifying countershading in caterpillars, quoting some passages where Poulton describes how larvae and pupae can appear flat. Countershading is named as...

Smithwick, F.M.; Nicholls, R.; Cuthill, I.C.; Vinther, J. (2017). "Countershading and Stripes in the Theropod Dinosaur Sinosauropteryx Reveal Heterogeneous...

military leaders, although his advocacy of countershading was unsuccessful, despite his patent for countershading submarines and surface ships. The earliest...

carried along by the winds and ocean currents. G. atlanticus makes use of countershading; the blue side of their bodies faces upwards, blending in with the blue...

latitude). Highly adapted for life in the ocean water, penguins have countershaded dark and white plumage and flippers for swimming. Most penguins feed...

Cryptic countershaded caterpillar of a hawkmoth, Ceratomia amyntor...

below. An example of countershading in fish is the Atlantic bluefin tuna. Some fish are even known to have reverse countershading, being light on the dorsal...

and Poulton), and especially about countershading. Beginning in 1892, he wrote about the function of countershading in nature, by which forms appear less...

surface of their body that results in the camouflage technique called countershading. A darker color on the upper side and lighter color on the underside...

bacteria, often Aliivibrio fischeri. Counter-illumination differs from countershading, which uses only pigments such as melanin to reduce the appearance of...

with other methods of crypsis including background colour matching and countershading; special cases are coincident disruptive coloration and the disruptive...

tufts of fur atop his head and another three on his chest. He has aqua countershading around his eyes (in the general region of his eye sockets) and from...

example, countershading is very common among land animals, but not for military camouflage. The dominant camouflage methods on land are countershading and...

downwelling light from the ocean surface. This creates the effect of countershading, making the underside lighter than the upperside. Counter-illumination...

one of the first animals to be identified as being camouflaged with countershading to make it appear flat (shading being the main visual cue that makes...

accurate range finding". However, in the same letter, Kerr also called for countershading, the use of paint to obliterate self-shading and thus to flatten out...

A Firefly VC in Ursel Air Base, Belgium; gun barrel is painted with countershading pattern used to disguise length Firefly VC of 1st Polish Armoured Division...

and blue coloration are the most common form of camouflage. Below, countershading is more common, with blue coloration on the dorsal side and white on...

in their integuments, as in chameleon and cephalopods such as squid. Countershading, the use of different colors on upper and lower surfaces in graduating...

exhibit pangaré as a rule. Pangaré is thought to be a type of protective countershading. Horse foals are often born with "foal pangaré" or light points, especially...

size which is similar to some mackerel sharks. A great white displays countershading, by having a white underside and a grey dorsal area (sometimes in a...

The cream-colored courser is a well-camouflaged desert resident with its dusty coloration, countershading, and disruptive head markings....

preserved in some of its feathers, which show that Sinosauropteryx had a countershading pattern in its body with a banded tail. The reddish brown colouration...

their aquatic lifestyle, with a streamlined shape that minimizes drag, countershaded dark-and-white plumage, dense bones, powerful flippers, and insulating...

The honey badger's reverse countershading makes it conspicuous, honestly signalling its ability to defend itself through its aggressive temperament and...

scheme works in every situation. A common approach has been a form of countershading, the aircraft being painted in a disruptive pattern of ground colours...

of crypsis among animals, and in particular described and explained countershading for the first time. However, the Thayers spoilt their case by arguing...

Bagnall Poulton, author of The Colours of Animals (1890) described countershading in insects including the caterpillar larvae of the brimstone moth. The...