Sunday, July 16, 2017

Leaf Insects


Photo:  Screenshot from video below

I am not a fan of bugs, but these Leaf insects look pretty cool. 

Brittanica indicates leaf insects, also known as Walking Leafs are native areas in the Indian Ocean, across parts of South and South East Asia and Papua New Guinea and Australia and there are more than 50 species and measure 1 to almost 4 inches long.

Their design mimic leaves to help disguise them from predators and some species even tilt to resemble blowing in the wind or have areas where it looks like they are diseases or have holes in them just like actual trees leaves do.

Below is a video of a few in action on someones hand.


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