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The rich man's stick insect, better known as the various leaf-mimicking arthropods and frogs, have adapted to their natural leaf and leaf-litter habitats in a really awesome way. Their exoskeletons - or skin, for the frogs - resemble fresh, fallen, and dead leaves, winning them the gold medal in the Camouflage Olympics. Original article is HERE . Just a warning: although they're all .jpg's, ...
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mimicry
lepidoptera
preying mantis
frog
arthropod
katydid
insect

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Published: 7 months, 2 weeks ago (Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:01:31 PST); 1877 bytes
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