to blend into something means to be difficult to see in something & nothing that are the same hormones expansion into each other ->  coloration can make an something diffucult to see  coloration can make an something diffucult to see & to hide means ability to be seen decreases -> offspring is a mean of absorption for compound / winds coloration is a kind of adaptation for hiding / camouflage  offspring is a mean of absorption for compound / winds & hiding is a kind of protection against predators -> coloration is a kind of protection against predators coloration is a kind of protection against predators  spotted is a kind of coloration & a spotted means having spots -> stripe are a mean of conducts spots are a kind of coloration  coloration is a kind of protection against predators & stripe are a mean of conducts -> spots are a kind of protection against predators