Page 109 - For Men of Understanding

With their outward appearance
being quite suitable for
camouflage, some animals have a
great advantage in hunting. For
instance, it is impossible to notice
the snake above when hidden
under the sand. For this snake
waiting in ambush, it is quite easy
to hunt its prey, which comes
right under its nose without
realising it.

Another animal endowed with the ability
of camouflage is a fish named "the
stargazer". This fish hides itself under the
sand on the seafloor. Over the mouth of
the fish is a tooth-like fringed structure. It
comfortably breathes under the sand via
this organ, which looks like a tooth and
can hardly be distinguished from sand. It
waits in ambush for its prey and once it
comes close, it rushes out from under the
sand and catches it.