Some amazing insect camouflage

[Capslock]

I was browsing the web and found this great piece on insect camouflage. Some of it is hard to believe!!

http://conservationreport.com/2008/11/08/can-you-see-me-animal-camouflage-leaf-mimics/

Capslock

 

[Capensis]

What are you talking about? I didn't see any insects...

Wow, that's incredible. Just wow. That's very intersting. I actually couldn't find the insect on the first picture for a second...LOL. I can't find the frog, though.

 

[Ant]

cool! Some of those things look like a plant becoming an animal! Though, I think the first frog shouldn't count since it is only the color.

 

[Capensis]

It was more than just colors. It had spots and shades of a dead leaf.

 

[Ant]

those are colors are they not?

 

[Capensis]

Well, the insects have colors, don't they? HMM?

 

[obregon562]

great stuff Caps!

even though they cant even tell the difference from a mantis and a (herbivore) leaf insect...

 

[rattler]

 

[Indiana Gardener]

This is a katydid that I saw this yr. It kept wanting to jump onto my camera. LOL

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v70/Indiana_Gardener/Misc/katydid-2-websized.jpg

rattler_mt, do you raise those malaysian leaf frogs?

I've wanted to get a couple blue white's for several yrs, but never knew how difficult frogs would be to keep. I've had about every other kind of creature.

 

[rattler]

got them as imports....one lived a few weeks, the other bout 6 weeks.......royal pain in the arse to get established from wild caught......one of these days ill get some captive bred ones but they are few and far between but a couple of breeders are having consistent luck

 

[Indiana Gardener]

Sorry about that. I hope you can get some that make it for you.

I think white's tree frogs are supposed to be easier though, aren't they? But maybe still not the best for a beginner in frogs?

 

[rattler]

like anything else, if you understand what they need its usually not a big deal to keep them happy.....my problem with the Meg's was i was dealing with animals shipped half way around the world and they are animals that most dont 100% agree how best to acclimate and most agree to expect a high mortality.....Whites are pretty hardy frogs from what i understand