#leaf insects

[podartists]

Plate VII | The butterfly vivarium; or, Insect home (1858) | Henry Noel Humphreys

[antiqueanimals]

Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: vol. 2 - Insects. Written by Dr. Bernhard Grzimek. 1984.

Internet Archive

1.) European mole cricket (Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa)

2.) European stick insect (Bacillus rossius)

3.) Anchiale maculata

4.) Seychelles leaf insect (Pulchriphyllium bioculatum)

5.) European mantis (Mantis religiosa)

[heartnosekid]

baby leaf insects 🍃 | source

[abysswizardstimstuff]

bug-themed stimboard with bugs, green, and nature

for anon

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[littlepawz]

I am once again blown away by Mother Nature. I just spent a few minutes looking for insects among the leaves on this hand before realizing that they are ALL insects. Scientists suggest the insects began to mimic the appearance of leaves, flowers, and twigs thanks to random genetic mutations and it has allowed them to hide away in vegetation to escape predators for millions of years. 

(Were you able to find Oakleaf Butterfly, Orchid Mantis, Stick Insect and 2 Leaf Insects in the above photo?) 

[fandom-hoarder]

Planthopper

[maxwellshimbo]

You have leaf insects! 🤩 I'd looove to see em! Do you mind showing them? 😊

Sure thing! Thank you for the ask <3

I have a bunch of Phyllium philippinicum and they are so cute 😍

Here are two pictures of a teenager from when I was cleaning their home yesterday:

And here is a photo of a grown lady from last year

The current generation does not have names (there are so many of them 😵‍💫) but my first seven were named after The Seven Birds from The Adventure Zone podcast.

[fellowshipofthenoodles]

Leafin my way down town 🎶

[ID: an insect that looks like a green leaf that wobbles while it moves is slowly walking forward onto a finger that gets put in front of them. A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton is playing]