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There are many amazing small animals in the insect world, they can be mimicred, can be camouflaged, and can easily integrate into nature, making it difficult for you to find.
Believe it or not, you come and see!
+ Branches +
The pole said, I am just a small branch.
The inchworm expressed disbelief—look at it, the abdomen and feet firmly anchored to the tree, the body tilted forward in a daze, and immediately entered a state of concentration: I am the tree, the tree is me.
The shape of the net red moth, the round palm boat moth, looks like a small wooden stake, of course, the high-quality shape needs to match the background, and under the background of the small broken branches, this imitation is simply perfect.
The crowned tail moth is "not enough shape, posture to make up", mimics a small wooden stake, it relies on "cocked ass".
More small insects choose to hide between the barks and "merge" with the bark.
Bulbophyllum
Tree mantis
Oriental wax cicada
+ Leaves +
Of course, insects can not only imitate branches, but also imitate leaves.
When crawling, the leaves will shake their bodies back and forth, like leaves blown up by the wind, and what is even more surprising is that there are similar bite marks on the edges of their bodies to confuse their enemies.
This caterpillar blends perfectly with the leaves, which is amazing.
Leaf-like ants are masters of leaf-like:
Not only imitate the veins of the leaves, the petiole is exquisite,
Even the markings on the body are copied and pasted on the leaves.
Of course, insects are not only good at imitating green leaves and changing seasons, they are also good at imitating dead leaves.
Dead leaf butterfly, both wings like dead leaves, wing veins quasi-leaf veins, hindwing ends like petioles. Resting in the deciduous bushes, can you tell who is real and who is fake?
The orange-red scales of the yang-brown dead leaf moth are the color of the fallen leaves, the ripples on the wing edges are like the mottles of dead leaves, and the black scales on the wings are like the veins of dead leaves.
Bowed and hiped, the exposed hindwings and forewings form a complete leaf, and the lips of the head must mimic the petiole.
The net red walnut boat moth is not to be outdone, and the "curled" wings are like fallen leaves that have lost water, which is enough to make people believe it.
But in fact, their forewings are flat and broad, but arranged through different colored scales, so that the flat forewings appear curled.
The chest of the dead leaf mantis resembles half a dead leaf, the folded wings are more like a complete dead leaf, and even the six legs are just like the petiole of the residual leaf, and even the "leaf veins" are clearly visible.
Dead leaf grasshoppers can simulate the veins and folds of dead leaves, and can also simulate the moldy and sick state of dead leaves.
Look at this "sexy hollow" small lesion, it is simply wonderful.
The most remarkable is the dead leaf ant, and the imitation of the dead leaves is even more "varied". Lo and behold, this imitation of a dead leaf has mold or spots.
And this body is half emerald green, half withered yellow, imitating the dry leaves.
These are even more powerful, directly using the mottled and "mutilated" body to imitate the rotten dead leaves that have been eaten.
+ Moss +
Moths can imitate not only leaves, but also moss, and even if you meet, it is difficult to see through this amazing disguise.
The whole body of the moss mantis is mottled like moss, and the abdomen and back ridge seem to have grown "leaves", which are mixed with the moss and completely hidden.
The mossy bamboo stick insect, not much to let go, the whole body is mottled, full of "green leaves", the difference is that its six legs are also carefully dressed, like a mossy twig.
Is this horned cicada, dressed in a rough and uneven, moss-like coat, "natural"? Nature can be lightly integrated with the environment.
I didn't think that the simulated moss and caterpillars would also come to join in the fun.
Not only is it similar, it's also cute.
In addition to moss, there are also lichens.
The lichen ant is full of camouflage, and there are long thorns on the six legs, although the appearance is exaggerated, but it is hidden in the lichen just right, if there is an enemy approaching, it will not choose to escape, but use static braking to hide the tracks.
+ Poop? +
In order to survive, the insects disregard the exercises and may imitate the poop...
The bird droppings weevil is cloaked in black and white, and its rounded body is like a lump of bird droppings.
The black-spotted two-tailed moth mimics bird droppings that snap off leaves.
The caterpillar of the Trichoderman nocturnal moth has a heavier taste and mimics a thin strip of bird droppings.
Butterfly babies are more representative of striped poop at a young age.
Look again, The Chinese Big Window Hook Moth Caterpillar, Oh, this is the real "one lump"!
Insects can imitate not only bird droppings, but also insect droppings.
The back of the black leaf armor is covered with uneven pits, and from a distance, isn't this a grain of black poop?
Look again, the fecal horned cicada on the left and the insect poop on the right, well, there is no difference!
+ Everything +
In fact, it is not surprising that insects mimic branches, leaves, moss, and poop, they can even imitate everything...
Casually transform into a small snake.
There is nothing wrong with pretending to be a national treasure panda.
Cos alligator
Cos Hummingbird
Even Cos Planet Warrior...
Moreover, mimesis is often found not only in living insects, but also in fossils hundreds of millions of years ago.
Leptoptera larvae in fossils
You say, you are not convinced!
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