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Dead Leaf Grasshopper headshot Chorotypus sp. - A spectacular grasshopper which mimics dried leaf for protection. Due to its almost perfect camouflage, it is hard to spot making it quite rarely seen in the wild. From the front it looks quite flat like an actual leaf too.<br /> <br /> Spotted recently during a macro nightwalk trip with fellow JD member - Albert Kang. 1StopBorneo,Borneo,Geotagged,Malaysia,Sabah,Winter,insects,mimicry,orthoptera Click/tap to enlarge

Dead Leaf Grasshopper headshot

Chorotypus sp. - A spectacular grasshopper which mimics dried leaf for protection. Due to its almost perfect camouflage, it is hard to spot making it quite rarely seen in the wild. From the front it looks quite flat like an actual leaf too.

Spotted recently during a macro nightwalk trip with fellow JD member - Albert Kang.

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Uploaded Feb 27, 2022. Captured Feb 23, 2022 20:44 in 6VPV+PP Sabindo Square, Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia.
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  • Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
  • f/5.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO100
  • 14.216mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.