Disappearing Illusions happen usually due to focus on some specific area while the surrounding colors trick the human eye into seeing something which is not there.

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Hermann Grid Illusion

In the following Hermann grid illusion the gray spots appear at the intersection because of the inhibitory response which occurs as a result of the increased dark surround. Take a closer look - do you see any grey spots where the black lines intersect? In fact, there is nothing.
Hermann Grid Illusion
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Disappearing Yellow Dots

If you stare at one yellow dot for a while, the other yellow dots disappear.
Disappearing Yellow Dots
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Disappearing Grey

Stare at the black dot in the center and in a few moments the grey area surrounding the dot will disappear.
Disappearing Grey
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