Eli5 How do animals and insects get so specific with their camouflage?

Question

Like dry leaves or shapes of animals. How do they know what to mimic??

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Answer 1

You pick up the flashy toys the most. The more they get used the faster they break. Only the toys that are “harder” to see last longer.

Replace toys and color with predator/pray animals and their camo coloring. Harder to spot, don’t get eaten. Live long enough to have babies. Teach them where to hide, and rinse and repeat until perfection.