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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High seas commerce
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Ancient storage in the Grand Canyon
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Take me to the river
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Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park
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Via Krupp, Capri, Italy
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Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute, Venice, Italy
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Astronomy Day and National Public Lands Day
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Decorator crab on a sea pen, Komodo National Park, Indonesia
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Morocco in bloom
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North Sea at sunset, Norddorf, Germany
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Old Fortress, Corfu, Greece
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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
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Moving as one
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Greater flamingos, Lüderitz, Namibia
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Brown pelican, San Diego, California
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A day of death and rebirth
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International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem
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An icy extravaganza
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Hispanic Heritage Month
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A fortress in the sky
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Maritime forest in Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia
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Let s crack the code
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Pretty poetic for a pit
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New Years Eve in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Hoisting a flag for seafarers
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Muir Woods National Monument anniversary
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Bláhver, Hveravellir, Iceland
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National Park Week: Canyonlands National Park, Utah
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Cetacean Saturday
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Kirkilai lakes, Biržai Regional Park, Lithuania
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Veterans Day
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