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Lichen Katydid
Stanley Jones

Lichen Katydid (Markia hystrix)

Lichen Katydid (Markia hystrix: Tettigoniidae) Length 5.0-6. cm (2.0-2.4 in). Photographed on our outside cabin wall at Cabaas Copalinga, south of Zamora, Zamora-Chinchipa Province, Ecuador. Landscaped lodge grounds mixed with montane rainforest at 920 m (3,018 ft) elevation above Rio Bambuscaro.
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Habitat
Landscaped lodge grounds mixed with montane rainforest at 920 m (3,018 ft) elevation above Rio Bambuscaro.
Location
Cabaas Copalinga, south of Zamora, Zamora-Chinchipa Province, Ecuador.
Date taken
November 2014
Scientific name
Markia hystrix
Equipment used
Canon
delia todd
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Opus Editor
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Great goodness... what an incredible creature!!!

A super picture you've got of this insect Stanley. My jaw dropped when I opened that up!! LOL
 
mags1967
the master of camouflage stanley a superb capture of this katydid.amazing.tfs.all the best margaret.
 
Doc Duck
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Just the sort of critter to inspire some film designer. I can just see that as a model for a future sci-fi alien warbot. But it's even more awesome as its naturally evolved self :D
 

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