Camouflage there is no background, the principal methods of camouflage are transparency, silvering, and countershading, while the ability to produce light is among other things used for counter-illumination on the undersides of cephalopods such as squid. Some animals, such as chameleons and octopuses, are capable of actively changing their skin pattern and colours, whether for camouflage or for signalling. It is possible that some plants use camouflage to evade being eaten by herbivores. Military camouflage was spurred by the increasing range and accuracy of firearms in the 19th century. In particular the replacement of the inaccurate musket with the rifle made
Lozenge camouflage Lozenge camouflage Lozenge camouflage was a military camouflage scheme in the form of patterned cloth or painted designs used by some aircraft of the Central Powers in the last two years of , primarily those of the Imperial German "Luftstreitkräfte". It takes its name from the repeated polygon shapes incorporated in the designs, many of which resembled lozenges. In Germany it was called "Buntfarbenaufdruck" (multi-colored print) but this designation includes other camouflage designs such as "Splittermuster" and "Leibermuster", and does not include hand-painted camouflage. During the early stages of the Great War, the Germans were looking for a way to