leaf insect

Leaf insects use camouflage to take on the appearance of a leaf.

The spiny leaf insect then acts like it's another predator and might rear up.

Java leaf insects would be greenish or brownish as adults.

A study was done in Sri Lanka, based on the leaf insect's diet.

In some species the edge of the leaf insect's body even has the appearance of bite marks.

She is modeled after a leaf insect.

Leaf insects have extremely flattened, irregularly shaped bodies, wings, and legs.

Different types of oviposition occurs in leaf insects.

Bulkier members of the Phasmatodea (stick & leaf insects) in general

Modern leaf insects have wide forelegs, which they hide their head under when remaining motionless in the daylight.

Phasmatodea, the stick and leaf insects, is an order which is entirely based on camouflage.

Leaf insects are generally the family Phylliidae.

Leaf insects look like leaves.

Male Spiny Leaf insects can fly away.

These leaf insects are found mainly in tropical areas and rainforests where adequate quantities of vegetation are available for consumption.

3 - Giant rainforest mantis vs. Spiny leaf insect

He then shows another insect, namely a Leaf Insect, which basically looks exactly like a dead leaf.

To further confuse predators, when the leaf insect walks, it rocks back and forth, to mimic a real leaf being blown by the wind.

Phylliidae: the leaf insects

Whole groups of animals go in for mimicry as a life style, such as mantids, leaf insects or stick insects.

Carausius is a genus of the tribe Lonchodini, in the order Phasmatodea (stick and leaf insects).

The genitalia of the fossil are nearly identical to those of modern leaf insects, indicating that the species has changed little over the millennia.

Phasmatodea: stick insects and leaf insects

Asian tree toads, giant walking sticks, jungle nymphs, praying mantises and leaf insects complete the lineup.

The Phasmatodea (sometimes called Phasmida) are an order of insects which include the stick insects and leaf insects.