article_snippet: the thorn-like spines covering its body came back...
article_snippet: The spines and colouration help
article_snippet: The spines and colouration blend into mossy habitats, making it hard for we to see The spines and colouration,' her said. '
article_snippet: But whether the texture really helps The spines and colouration elude predators still needs to be tested.'
article_snippet: The bizarre camouflage means you can still see the background heart, intestines, and red blood vessels.
article_snippet: A separate research them at Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica, Ecuador, discovered that Primates sobetes, a relative with similar markings but about twice the size of P. mutabilis, has the same trait.
article_snippet: Because the appearance of animals has long been one of the keys to identifying animals as a certain species, animals believe could mean many species have been missed.
highlights_snippet: This may to be protect This from predators, but This is yet to be proven .