Changing color can be an effective way to hide, but there’s an even better method: be smaller than an eraser! The nano-chameleon takes advantage of the chameleon’s color-changing camoflage, and it’s miniscule size (less than 22 mm (0.8 in) long including the tail) means that it’s often overlooked by predators. It is also considered the world’s smallest reptile.
(Image: A nano-chameleon () sitting on a researcher’s finger, from Glaw et al. 2021)
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