Invisibility - a superpower or a curse

Invisibility is a power that appears (geddit?) in many stories of myth, fantasy, and science fiction, and many a role-play game, and it can seem to be a world-breaking superpower, but here I suggest that its many drawbacks may temper this view. Picture credits: Transparent snail By J. Bedek, Alexander M. Weigand - Weigand A (2013) New Zospeum species (Gastropoda, Ellobioidea, Carychiidae) from 980 m depth in the Lukina Jama–Trojama cave system (Velebit Mts., Croatia). Subterranean Biology 11: 45-53. doi:, CC BY 3.0, Transparent eel By Kils at the English language Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Ghost shrimp By This is based on the public domain image : sharpened, improved levels, cropped, et cetera., Public Domain, Glasswing butterfly By David Tiller - Own