A leaf mimic praying mantis (Acanthops sp.) hangs in wait upside-down on a twig at night in the Amazon basin in Peru.

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Location: Departmento Loreto, Peru, Amazonia
Photo credit: © John Sullivan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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Keywords: acanthops, amazonia, animal, biodiversity, bug, camouflage, ecotourism, insect, invertebrate, jungle, mantid, mantidae, mimicry, nature, night, nocturnal, peruvian, rainforest, wild, wildlife