Mind-melting optical illusion challenges people to find animal hiding in stripes

Can you spot the animal hiding in this snap in less than 10 seconds?

A frog is located in the stripy image shared by JargonJosh, which is bound to mess with your vision.

The sequence of black and white lines creates a camouflage effect, which is makes the task harder than you’d expect.

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If you’re struggling to see the amphibian, we’d recommend moving your screen a bit further from your face.

Then by scrolling back and forward over the image, you can reveal the faint outline of a frog.

Still can’t spot it? Scroll down and we’ll locate it for you.

Optical illusions occur when something appears to be different than it actually is, playing tricks on our perception.

So how do they work?

Donald Hoffman, a vision scientist at the University of California, has been researching the matter.

Previously, the expert explained how we sometimes process two-dimensional images as 3D.

This causes the brain to re-construct pictures, making them view them differently from how they actually are.

People can also interpret images in different ways – as we saw with ‘The Dress’ debate that broke the internet in 2015.

While some saw a picture of a frock as blue and black, others were convinced that it was white and gold.

Other baffling snaps have gone viral since ‘The Dress’ too – including photos of chest of drawers and trainers.

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