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Juvenile grasshopper, Finca Heimatlos This is what I was referring to in my other post:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/129244/lichen_mantis_liturgusa_sp._finca_heimatlos_ecuador.html" title="Lichen mantis (Liturgusa sp.), Finca Heimatlos, Ecuador"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/129244_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Ov1ZbWQzZelGc6BsJy6LNUtFGsw%3D" width="110" height="152" alt="Lichen mantis (Liturgusa sp.), Finca Heimatlos, Ecuador Here&#039;s another example of only figuring out what you photographed when you get back home. During night tours I often see tiny katydid nymphs on trees, superficially looking similar to this photo. As they&#039;re so common, you soon dismiss them in search of more interesting targets.<br /> <br /> I&#039;m glad I captured at least one of them, as it turns out to be something else entirely. This is a mantis in the Liturgusa genus, nicknamed &quot;Bark mantis&quot; or &quot;Lichen mantis&quot;. They&#039;re tiny and unique in their behavior. Unlike other mantises, they do not ambush prey, they actively run and chase it.<br /> <br /> The lesson learned: always walk the forest with fresh eyes. Your experience &quot;filter&quot; is overrated. Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Finca Heimatlos,Geotagged,South America,Spring,World" /></a></figure><br /> A juvenile grasshoppers like this is commonly found, which may make you skip it. Yet the above post shows a mantis, not a grasshopper. They really look very similar to the human eye, at night, and without magnification. Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Finca Heimatlos,Geotagged,South America,Spring,World Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Juvenile grasshopper, Finca Heimatlos

This is what I was referring to in my other post:

Lichen mantis (Liturgusa sp.), Finca Heimatlos, Ecuador Here's another example of only figuring out what you photographed when you get back home. During night tours I often see tiny katydid nymphs on trees, superficially looking similar to this photo. As they're so common, you soon dismiss them in search of more interesting targets.<br /> <br /> I'm glad I captured at least one of them, as it turns out to be something else entirely. This is a mantis in the Liturgusa genus, nicknamed "Bark mantis" or "Lichen mantis". They're tiny and unique in their behavior. Unlike other mantises, they do not ambush prey, they actively run and chase it.<br /> <br /> The lesson learned: always walk the forest with fresh eyes. Your experience "filter" is overrated. Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Finca Heimatlos,Geotagged,South America,Spring,World

A juvenile grasshoppers like this is commonly found, which may make you skip it. Yet the above post shows a mantis, not a grasshopper. They really look very similar to the human eye, at night, and without magnification.

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Uploaded Feb 12, 2022. Captured Nov 11, 2021 20:54 in 95J5+WP Parroquia Tarqui, Ecuador.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm

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