Tag: katydid

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thebutterflybabe:

The Peacock Katydid resembles a dead leaf when its wings are closed. But, its eye spots and vivid colors are displayed when it feels threatened.
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Video: Frank Deschandol
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archiemcphee:

Today the Department of Awesome Camouflage is wondering if there’s any creature more impressive than the Lichen Katydid (Markia hystrix), an insect that looks like it’s actually made out of delicate lichen. It looks more like something out of a fairytale than a real-life insect, but that’s simply because the natural world is so freaking awesome!

Lichen Katydids are native to Central and South America. Wildlife photographer David Weller captured this mesmerizing footage of a Lichen Katydid somewhere in the Cartago Province of Costa Rica carefully making its way across some vegetation that looks like it might’ve grown from its own body :

Photos by David Weiller, RachelleSmith, Holguer Lopez, and Robert Oelman respectively.

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glumshoe:

Eight animals that deserve prizes for their leaf cosplays.

1.) 

Eulophophyllum kirki katydid 
2.) Ghost mantis
3.) Satanic leaf-tailed gecko 
4.) Malayan horned frog
5.)

Phylliidae leaf insect
6.) Chorotypus leaf-mimicking grasshopper
7.) Orange oakleaf butterfly
8.) Peruvian leaf-mimicking katydidÂ