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A person in a grass-coloured ghillie suit crouches among tall dry grass, with the head and shoulders covered in loose fibres.
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Ghillie Suit — Borrowing Nature’s Texture

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Loose fibres soften the recognisable outline of a human body.

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Find the head above the dark opening and follow the shoulder into the grass. Notice how the fibres obscure the boundary between clothing and surroundings.

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Michael Shvadron, IDF Spokesperson Unit

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What is Ghillie Suit — Borrowing Nature’s Texture?

Loose fibres soften the recognisable outline of a human body.

What should I look for in Ghillie Suit — Borrowing Nature’s Texture?

Find the head above the dark opening and follow the shoulder into the grass. Notice how the fibres obscure the boundary between clothing and surroundings.

What explains Ghillie Suit — Borrowing Nature’s Texture?

An ordinary jacket leaves a clear shoulder, head and arm outline. Irregular fibres add texture and make those boundaries less continuous. Their appearance works together with the surrounding vegetation, much as attached cover does on a decorator crab.

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A person in a grass-coloured ghillie suit crouches among tall dry grass, with the head and shoulders covered in loose fibres.

Ghillie Suit — Borrowing Nature’s Texture