Sometimes to be left alone, you just have to act prickly—like a thorn bug. Looking like a plant"s painful parts, this sneaky insect wards off predators simply by being itself. Thorn bugs are found in the countries of Central America, such as Honduras, where this photo was taken, as well as Mexico, and parts of Florida…but only if you can spot them.
Sharp-dressed bug
Today in History
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An historic forest
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Islands of the Salish Sea
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Light show in the forest
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World Theater Day
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Happy Syttende Mai!
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Happy Father s Day
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Welcome to Scotland s garden
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Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve in Layton, Utah
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A little blue
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The island fox’s incredible comeback
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Art over Amalfi
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St. Patrick s Day
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Lands End, Cornwall, England
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Mekong River Delta, Long An, Vietnam
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Happy Boxing Day!
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Pegadung Rock, Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia
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Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia
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Lavender fields on the Valensole Plateau in Provence, France
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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World Meerkat Day
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Making it work—in Norway
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Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn, New York
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Vermilion Cliffs National Monument
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Who left the tub running?
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Bowling Ball Beach in Mendocino County, California
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Muskoxen in Dovre-Sunndalsfjella National Park, Norway
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Bear Hole Brook, Catskill Mountains, New York
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Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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Nomads of the Gobi
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Jazzed for Mardi Gras