Did our homepage image make you do a doubletake? That’s what this copycat had in mind. You’re looking at a leaf insect, a highly skilled mimic that lives in the rainforests of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australia. Its camouflaged appearance helps it blend right in with the foliage it likes to frequent, protecting the bug from predators like birds and reptiles. Even its gait is deceptive—the leaf insect rocks back and forth when moving, much like the swaying of a leaf in the breeze.
No, it s not a leaf. Happy Look-alike Day
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National Hispanic Heritage Month
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National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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Invisible no longer
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American bison
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Southern lights for Antarctica Day
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Oktoberfest
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Castle Square, Old Town, Warsaw, Poland
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Flock online for the Great Backyard Bird Count
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Darwin Day
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World Water Day
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Channel Country, Australia
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Evidence of human habitation
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A light on National Hispanic Heritage Month
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Lanterns alight in Pingxi
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SantaPark, Lapland, Finland
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Global commerce in motion
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Celebrating National Panda Day
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International Day of Peace
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Is this Minecraft headquarters?
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A plot was afoot
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Sunlight sets Iceland s Eyjafjallajökull aglow
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A courtyard scene from Spain
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A day of death and rebirth
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Astoria-Megler Bridge, Oregon
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A Festivus for the rest of us
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Flying high on National Bird Day
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Going head-to-head with winter