Try to find brown leaf and leaf-blemish katydids as they mimic their surroundings for camouflage
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Try to find brown leaf and leaf-blemish katydids as they mimic their surroundings for camouflage
Leaf katydids (subfamily Pseudophyllinae) precisely mimic the form of leaves. The green leaf katydid mimics the movement of a fluttering leaf. (21 sec; 3.5 MB)
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NARRATOR: What appears to be a dead leaf is actually a living brown leaf katydid.
This leaf-blemish katydid adds mimicry of the fluttering leaf in the wind to its already deceptive appearance.
This leaf-blemish katydid adds mimicry of the fluttering leaf in the wind to its already deceptive appearance.