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  • Stick Grasshopper (family Proscopiidae). Looking much like a typical walking stick (Phasmida), these grasshoppers exploit a similar defense strategy but with the added bonus that they can jump away from a predator if needed. Sumaco Napo-Galeras National Park, Ecuador.
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  • Stick grasshopper (Paraproscopia aberrans). Looking much like a typical walking stick (Phasmida), these grasshoppers exploit a similar defense strategy but with the added bonus that they can jump away from a predator if needed. Yasuní National Park, Ecuador.
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  • Leaf grasshopper (Systella sp.). Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • Grasshopper (Euthymia sp.). Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park, Madagascar.
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  • Grasshopper (Helolampis coloniana). Yasuní National Park, Ecuador.
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  • Leaf-like pygmy grasshopper (Holoarcus belingae). Papua, Indonesia (New Guinea).
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  • This camouflaged Pygmy Grasshopper (Discotettix sp.) is nearly indistinguishable from the mossy bark on which it rests. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • Pygmy grasshopper (Paraphyllum antennatum) mimicking a winged seed. Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • With uncanny precision, this grasshopper (Chorotypus sp.) displays its mimicry of a dead leaf down to the finest details. Why do some organisms go to such extreme lengths for their camouflage while others can get by with a much simpler appearance? The answer of course is largely due to what they are hiding from: there is a direct correlation between the detail of camouflage and the visual acuity of their specific predators. In this case, the sharp eyes of small insectivorous birds, like the hands of a master craftsman, provide the driving force to some of the most eccentric insect appearances. Batang Ai, Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • This small pygmy grasshopper (Holoarcus truncatus) uses its excellent camouflage to escape detection from predators. West Papua, Indonesia (New Guinea).
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  • When approached by a potential predator, these amazingly camouflaged leaf grasshoppers (Chorotypus sp.) align their flattened bodies with the leaf they are perched on and remain completely still to accentuate their mimicry. Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia (Borneo).
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  • A damselfly (Coenagrionidae) feeding on a pygmy grasshopper (Tetrigidae) which it has caught during flight. Papua, Indonesia (New Guinea).
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  • Rainbow Milkweed Locust, (Phymateus saxosus) on Elephant's Foot Plant (Pachypodium rosulatum). Isalo National Park, Madagascar.
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