. Concerning evolution. Evolution. FIGURE NO. 19 LEAF-INSECT, PHYLLIUM This insect, belonging to the cockroach-locust order, Orthoptera, is found in the East Indies, and bears an extraordinary resemblance to a leaf or a number of leaves. It is green in color and the venation of its wings suggests that of a leaf. Moreover, there is a strange flattening of the joints of the legs, suggestive of smaller leaves. A specimen exhibited in the Royal Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh deceived everyone by its resemblance to the plant on which it lived. It came to its end in this way, for "the visitors,
. Concerning evolution. Evolution. FIGURE NO. 19 LEAF-INSECT, PHYLLIUM This insect, belonging to the cockroach-locust order, Orthoptera, is found in the East Indies, and bears an extraordinary resemblance to a leaf or a number of leaves. It is green in color and the venation of its wings suggests that of a leaf. Moreover, there is a strange flattening of the joints of the legs, suggestive of smaller leaves. A specimen exhibited in the Royal Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh deceived everyone by its resemblance to the plant on which it lived. It came to its end in this way, for "the visitors, sceptical as to its animal nature, insisted on touching it before they would be ; This is a good example of protective resemblance,—though not against man! 136. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Thomson, J. Arthur (John Arthur), 1861-1933; Dwight Harrington Terry Foundation. New Haven, Yale University Press; [etc. , etc. ]
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