Camouflage, mimicry and crypsis are ubiquitous in the animal kingdom, and are used by children who feel insecure.
A sibling who feels vulnerable may mimic a sibling who appears less vulnerable.
Children condition adults.
Adolescent inebriety may be a deimatic display or, if persistent, Batesian mimicry.
For an adult, survival in a hostile environment requires camouflage, mimicry and crypsis.
Phonolocation, forced sneezes, face masks and nose picking, that is rhinotillexis, can be used to keep philistinism and pseudo-conversation at a distance.
Engagement before marriage is a period when camouflage, mimicry and crypsis can be explored.
Tennis players can choose the colours of their outfits with the colours of the court in mind; except at Wimbledon.
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