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While the majority of katydids masquerade as leaves, this species (Anaphidna sp.) takes on a different strategy: it rests with its wings raised in the air to mimic a lichen-covered twig. The long filamentous antennae of many insects, which can sometimes betray their camouflage to a predator and are thus often kept tucked away for concealment, are in this species deceptively disguised with bends and kinks. Sumaco Napo-Galeras National Park, Ecuador.

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Keywords
Dysoniini, Ecuador, Ensifera, Insecta, Orthoptera, Phaneropterinae, South America, Tettigoniidae, Tettigoniidea, Tettigonioidea, animal, arthropod, bush cricket, camouflage, crypsis, cryptic, fauna, insect, invertebrate, katydid, tropical
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Central & South America, Insects, Camouflage
While the majority of katydids masquerade as leaves, this species (Anaphidna sp.) takes on a different strategy: it rests with its wings raised in the air to mimic a lichen-covered twig. The long filamentous antennae of many insects, which can sometimes betray their camouflage to a predator and are thus often kept tucked away for concealment, are in this species deceptively disguised with bends and kinks. Sumaco Napo-Galeras National Park, Ecuador.