Camouflage in Nature

[mgbinspect]

I couldn't help but share. This praying mantis did such a good job of blending into the pine bark he was almost not detectable. Only his rythmic movement movement gave him away.

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See what?

[mgbinspect]

I'm used to seeing them as green as can be. It's easy to forget how well they change to match the surface they're on. The photos don't do this mantis justice. The detailed replication of the surface it was on was amazing - little speckles of black with black ridges on it's legs, all of which could turn as green as a leaf in a matter of minutes. It's remarkable that a mindless creature has the ability to do such a thing.

[Phillip]

I had two of them on the glass windows of a church I did yesturday. did not get a good close up shot.

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[Ken Meyer]

Here's another adept at camouflage. A goldenrod spider Misumena vatia I found in my garden last Sunday. It's about 3/8" in size.

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[mgbinspect]

Here's another adept at camouflage. A goldenrod spider Misumena vatia I found in my garden last Sunday. It's about 3/8" in size.

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Dining on an ant?

[Erby]

This fellow wasn't bothering with camouflage. I guess he was too busy eating!

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Did you know that inspecting can be a spectator sport?

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[Jim Katen]

This fellow wasn't bothering with camouflage. I guess he was too busy eating! . . .

That'd be a she . . .

[Ken Meyer]

Here's another adept at camouflage. A goldenrod spider Misumena vatia I found in my garden last Sunday. It's about 3/8" in size.

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Dining on an ant?

Not sure what it's meal was. I didn't like the way the one in this photo was looking at me.[:-bigeyes

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[Tom Raymond]

This fellow wasn't bothering with camouflage. I guess he was too busy eating! . . .

That'd be a she . . .

The fish net stockings and heels give it away?

[Bain]

This fellow wasn't bothering with camouflage. I guess he was too busy eating! . . .

That'd be a she . . .

I've dated a few of those, but I survived. Barely.

[Erby]

Ah Jim, I'm sorry. I've just been so busy doing other interesting things that I haven't had time to complete my online course for sexual identification of a praying mantis.

My apologies and thank you for clarifying the proper sex identification!

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[Bain]

Ah Jim, I'm sorry. I've just been so busy doing other interesting things that I haven't had time to complete my online course for sexual identification of a praying mantis.

My apologies and thank you for clarifying the proper sex identification!

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As I said, I've been involved with a few. The females are TOTALLY into eating the males . . .

[mgbinspect]

This fellow wasn't bothering with camouflage. I guess he was too busy eating! . . .

That'd be a she . . .

I've dated a few of those, but I survived. Barely.

I thought it, but wasn't going to say it. Haha... True that...

[John Kogel]

This fellow wasn't bothering with camouflage. I guess he was too busy eating! . . .

That'd be a she . . .

I've dated a few of those, but I survived. Barely.

I thought it, but wasn't going to say it. Haha... True that...

I thought he meant the doe, at least I think it's a doe, but I can't see the shoes. []

[mgbinspect]

This fellow wasn't bothering with camouflage. I guess he was too busy eating! . . .

That'd be a she . . .

I've dated a few of those, but I survived. Barely.

I thought it, but wasn't going to say it. Haha... True that...

I thought he meant the doe, at least I think it's a doe, but I can't see the shoes. []

That's a pretty good bet, since bucks are all horny the majority of the year... [:-tophat]

[Erby]

Careful they don't rip your head off first, Bain!

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