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Long antennae are an important sensory apparatus for many insects but they can be a hindrance when it comes to concealing yourself. Some species, such as this mossy stick insect (Antongilia lacinata), have given them up (having only short antenna) in favor of better camouflage, probably a good trade-off considering this insect isn't highly mobile anyway. Photographed exactly as found on a mossy tree trunk. Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar.

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Areolatae, Bacillidae, Bacilloidea, Insecta, Madagascar, Phasmatodea, Phasmatoptera, Phasmida, Verophasmatodea, animal, arthropod, camouflage, crypsis, cryptic, endemic, fauna, insect, invertebrate, moss, mossy, phasmid, stick insect, tropical, walking stick
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Insects, Camouflage, Madagascar
Long antennae are an important sensory apparatus for many insects but they can be a hindrance when it comes to concealing yourself. Some species, such as this mossy stick insect (Antongilia lacinata), have given them up (having only short antenna) in favor of better camouflage, probably a good trade-off considering this insect isn't highly mobile anyway. Photographed exactly as found on a mossy tree trunk. Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar.