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b'Blending in with the surroundings is an incredibly useful habit. Even without evidence, this fact would be obvious from the sheer variety of organisms that do it and the vast diversity of strategies and adaptations they use. This episode, we look at what camouflage is and how it works in its many forms, and we explore how we can spot camouflage \\u2013 and what we can learn from it \\u2013 in the fossil record.\\nIn the news: curled-up trilobites, Antarctic octopus DNA, crab organs, and giant whales.\\nTime markers:Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:05:35Main discussion, Part 1: 00:37:25Main discussion, Part 2: 01:29:35Patron question: 02:14:40\\nCheck out our website for this episode\\u2019s blog post and more:http://commondescentpodcast.com/\\nJoin us on Patreon to support the podcast and enjoy bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast\\nGot a topic you want to hear about? Submit your episode request here:https://commondescentpodcast.com/request-a-topic/\\nWe\\u2019re an Audible Affiliate Partner! Use this link for a 30-day free trial to Audible: https://www.audibletrial.com/CommonDescent\\nLots more ways to connect with us: https://linktr.ee/common_descent\\nThe Intro and Outro music is \\u201cOn the Origin of Species\\u201d by Protodome.More music like this at http://ocremix.org.\\nMusical Interludes are "Professor Umlaut" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/'