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Friday, July 10, 2015

Camouflage failure

If your survival depends on your clever disguise as a simple twig, it might be best to stay in the forest among all the other twigs. However, this Giant Walkingstick insect (Megaphasma denticrus) does show up nicely against said wall! 






Posted by Brenda A. at 8:00 AM
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