Ninja bugs

National Geographic has a photo gallery showing off some of nature’s clever disguises. Well worth a look.

There are two bugs in this picture. Seriously.

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“Leaf knockoffs down to brown spots and notched edges, two Mimetica katydids with twiglike legs can rest or feed without drawing attention”.

In case you’re still not sure, here they are:

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The gallery is well worth looking at. Below are a few more of by favorites.

Not a snake…

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Finally, this is a great mantis. Nature is awesome.

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