. Concealing-coloration in the animal kingdom; an exposition of the laws of disguise through color and pattern: being a summary of Abbott H. Thayer's discoveries. Animals; Camouflage (Biology). Fig. 132. "Ocellus" or eye-spot on a butterfly model. 'Dazzling' effect, etc, see page 230, chapter XXVII. The ocellus distracts the eye's attention from the contour of the cardboard butterfly on which it is painted, and which, by likeness of shade and niter, 'merges' with its background; also, the ocellus itself, when the butterfly is not detected, seems, necessarily, to be a detail of the ba
. Concealing-coloration in the animal kingdom; an exposition of the laws of disguise through color and pattern: being a summary of Abbott H. Thayer's discoveries. Animals; Camouflage (Biology). Fig. 132. "Ocellus" or eye-spot on a butterfly model. 'Dazzling' effect, etc, see page 230, chapter XXVII. The ocellus distracts the eye's attention from the contour of the cardboard butterfly on which it is painted, and which, by likeness of shade and niter, 'merges' with its background; also, the ocellus itself, when the butterfly is not detected, seems, necessarily, to be a detail of the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Thayer, Gerald Handerson, 1883-1939; Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921; Ketchum, Howard, b. 1902, former owner. DSI. New York, The Macmillan Co.
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