Disguise Gallery

False garden mantis (Pseudomantis albofimbriata)

False garden mantis (Pseudomantis albofimbriata), mating in suburban garden with the smaller male on top of the female. Males are smaller than females and the short winged females are unable to fly, unlike the longer winged males. Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

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Orchid mantis (Hymenopus coronatus)

Orchid mantis (Hymenopus coronatus), nymphs hatching, numbering between 50 and 100 or so. They resemble ants at first and will take on the pink and white of the adult after their first moult. Gunma, Japan

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Peppered moths (Biston betularia)

Peppered moths (Biston betularia), melanic and light-coloured morphs, the dark for camouflage on bark, the lighter for camouflage on lichens. The dark phase is called carbonaria; the light phase is called typica. Europe

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