Grasshoppers

Camouflagedphoto by Katarina Christenson, used with permission

 

Grasshoppers use color, pattern, shape and texture to mimic and camouflage.

 

Rocha viva
photo by Rui Andrade, used with permission
 
Chile 2007  photo © Stephen Zopf, used with permission

 

This grasshopper is using texture and color to mimic the rocks.

Long-headed toothpick grasshopper
photo ©Les Catchick, used with permission

 

The Long-headed Toothpick Grasshopper mimics a leaf with its color and shape.

grasshopper
photo ©Josh Daskin, used with permission
 
No es una hoja / It is not a leaf
photo ©Jorge J. Restrepo, Medellin, Colombia, used with permission

 

More grasshoppers mimicking leaves.

Mimicry in action 14b) Leaf mimicking Katydid  
Saltamontes
photo © Eva Gullon, used with permission
 
Grasshopper
photo by Katarina Christenson, used with permission
 
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