Dying leaf katydid photos

The detail of the camouflage really is amazing... even in the close-up pictures, the insects look like they're actually made of leaves. The human equivalent would be wearing camo and not just blending in, but looking like you were MADE of twigs and leaves, like a Giuseppe Arcimboldo painting.

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#6 posted by Antinous , December 5, 2008 2:50 PM

Bugs!

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#7 posted by Kieran O'Neill , December 5, 2008 3:58 PM

Yet another reason why we need to conserve the rain forest.

#3: peppered moth?

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#8 posted by trr , December 5, 2008 4:10 PM

I didn't know Dr. Wu was an entomologist.

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#9 posted by General Specific , December 5, 2008 4:19 PM

Fascinating, but I'm going to have nightmares featuring the Violin Mantis for sure.

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#10 posted by Kieran O'Neill , December 5, 2008 4:56 PM

#9: Here's a counter to that. Think of it as a "cute mantis" chaser.

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#11 posted by mdh , December 5, 2008 9:11 PM

they must be native to Aja.

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#12 posted by Shelby Davis , December 5, 2008 9:57 PM

No way! I was reading Dr. Faustus just a few hours ago, where these bugs are described, and I thought Mr. Mann was taking some poetic license. Apparently not!

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#13 posted by Keeper of the Lantern , December 6, 2008 2:12 AM

Where's my smashin' rock?

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#14 posted by Marc Kelsey , December 6, 2008 5:38 AM

You mean "unbe-leaf-able."

Ah, I kill me.