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Heavily spiked katydid - side view, Tatama National Park, Colombia Crazy appearance on this one. I haven&#039;t seen anything like it yet, and can&#039;t find anything online that looks like this either. Note the heavily spiked legs, yet also the armor-like appendage near the head. Top view and head closeup:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56854/heavily_spiked_katydid_-_top_view_tatama_national_park_colombia.html" title="Heavily spiked katydid - top view, Tatama National Park, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/56854_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=s7qCK9yDq%2FB5pzLYZyIo72O%2FCUg%3D" width="200" height="158" alt="Heavily spiked katydid - top view, Tatama National Park, Colombia Crazy appearance on this one. I haven&#039;t seen anything like it yet, and can&#039;t find anything online that looks like this either. Note the heavily spiked legs, yet also the armor-like appendage near the head. Side view and head closeup:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56853/heavily_spiked_katydid_-_side_view_tatama_national_park_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56855/heavily_spiked_katydid_-_head_tatama_national_park_colombia.html Cerro Montezuma,Choco,Choc&oacute;,Colombia,Colombia Choco &amp; Pacific region,Montezuma,South America,Tatama National Park,Tatam&aacute; National Park,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56855/heavily_spiked_katydid_-_head_tatama_national_park_colombia.html" title="Heavily spiked katydid - head, Tatama National Park, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/56855_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=1mLcBPh3%2BHjpgu%2BdNWCtHdgWupA%3D" width="152" height="152" alt="Heavily spiked katydid - head, Tatama National Park, Colombia Crazy appearance on this one. I haven&#039;t seen anything like it yet, and can&#039;t find anything online that looks like this either. Note the heavily spiked legs, yet also the armor-like appendage near the head. Side view and top view:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56853/heavily_spiked_katydid_-_side_view_tatama_national_park_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56854/heavily_spiked_katydid_-_top_view_tatama_national_park_colombia.html Cerro Montezuma,Choco,Choc&oacute;,Colombia,Colombia Choco &amp; Pacific region,Montezuma,South America,Tatama National Park,Tatam&aacute; National Park,World" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> Update: A Colombian expert suggests it&#039;s a lichen katydid, but can&#039;t bring it down to a single species. Check out this other lichen katydid here:<br /> <br /> <section class="video"><iframe width="448" height="282" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ldrn6sEXSgo?hd=1&autoplay=0&rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></section> Cerro Montezuma,Choco,Chocó,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Montezuma,South America,Tatama National Park,Tatamá National Park,World Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Heavily spiked katydid - side view, Tatama National Park, Colombia

Crazy appearance on this one. I haven't seen anything like it yet, and can't find anything online that looks like this either. Note the heavily spiked legs, yet also the armor-like appendage near the head. Top view and head closeup:

Heavily spiked katydid - top view, Tatama National Park, Colombia Crazy appearance on this one. I haven't seen anything like it yet, and can't find anything online that looks like this either. Note the heavily spiked legs, yet also the armor-like appendage near the head. Side view and head closeup:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56853/heavily_spiked_katydid_-_side_view_tatama_national_park_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56855/heavily_spiked_katydid_-_head_tatama_national_park_colombia.html Cerro Montezuma,Choco,Chocó,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Montezuma,South America,Tatama National Park,Tatamá National Park,World

Heavily spiked katydid - head, Tatama National Park, Colombia Crazy appearance on this one. I haven't seen anything like it yet, and can't find anything online that looks like this either. Note the heavily spiked legs, yet also the armor-like appendage near the head. Side view and top view:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56853/heavily_spiked_katydid_-_side_view_tatama_national_park_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/56854/heavily_spiked_katydid_-_top_view_tatama_national_park_colombia.html Cerro Montezuma,Choco,Chocó,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Montezuma,South America,Tatama National Park,Tatamá National Park,World


Update: A Colombian expert suggests it's a lichen katydid, but can't bring it down to a single species. Check out this other lichen katydid here:

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Uploaded Jan 26, 2018. Captured Oct 18, 2017 21:24.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/8.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm

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