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Living stones are some of the best hide-and-seek players in the entire plant kingdom! These tiny plants look exactly like small, colorful pebbles or rocks sitting on the ground. They live in the hot, dry deserts of southern Africa.

Looking like a rock is a very clever trick called camouflage! An animal walking by would just see a bunch of boring pebbles and keep on going. Each living stone is made up of just two chubby leaves packed full of water. Once a year, a beautiful white or yellow flower pops right out from the crack between the two leaves!