Leaf-mimic katydid. This type of mimicry, common among katydids (family: Tettigoniidae), is a form of camouflage that can help avoid predation. Photog

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Leaf-mimic katydid. This type of mimicry, common among katydids (family: Tettigoniidae), is a form of camouflage that can help avoid predation. Photographed in rainforest at an elevation of 900 metres in the Rio Bigal Biological Reserve, near Sumaco National Park, Ecuador.

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Photo credit: © DR MORLEY READ/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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