Thinking not only of the Deus absconditus, but that all being is inherently recondite,
I recall what natural selection makes of camouflage: those who taste the sweetest are the ones who must hide.
Beware of bright colors, whether in tree frog or beetle!
So sing the gaudy mimics . . .
Dave Bonta (bio) often suffers from imposter syndrome, but not in a bad way — more like some kind of flower-breathing dragon, pot-bellied and igneous. Be that as it may, all of his writing here is available for reuse and creative remix under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. For attribution in printed material, his name (Dave Bonta) will suffice, but for web use, please link back to the original. Contact him for permission to waive the “share alike” provision (e.g. for use in a conventionally copyrighted work).