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Leaf-like grasshopper, Yunguillo, Colombia A bizarre-looking grasshopper covered in flat plates, possibly to mimic a leaf, but maybe something else, like a lichen, rock, or chips of wood. I have no idea. As the size reference photo shows, it&#039;s quite small, &lt;1cm.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/73986/leaf-like_grasshopper_-_size_reference_yunguillo_colombia.html" title="Leaf-like grasshopper - size reference, Yunguillo, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/73986_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=lPLCYWLJpXT1enRCrDjvILX428U%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Leaf-like grasshopper - size reference, Yunguillo, Colombia A bizarre-looking grasshopper covered in flat plates, possibly to mimic a leaf, but maybe something else, like a lichen, rock, or chips of wood. I have no idea. As the size reference photo shows, it&#039;s quite small, &lt;1cm.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/73987/leaf-like_grasshopper_yunguillo_colombia.html Amorphopus notabilis,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,Mocoa,Putumayo,South America,World,Yunguillo" /></a></figure> Amorphopus notabilis,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,Mocoa,Putumayo,South America,World,Yunguillo Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Leaf-like grasshopper, Yunguillo, Colombia

A bizarre-looking grasshopper covered in flat plates, possibly to mimic a leaf, but maybe something else, like a lichen, rock, or chips of wood. I have no idea. As the size reference photo shows, it's quite small, <1cm.

Leaf-like grasshopper - size reference, Yunguillo, Colombia A bizarre-looking grasshopper covered in flat plates, possibly to mimic a leaf, but maybe something else, like a lichen, rock, or chips of wood. I have no idea. As the size reference photo shows, it's quite small, <1cm.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/73987/leaf-like_grasshopper_yunguillo_colombia.html Amorphopus notabilis,Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,Mocoa,Putumayo,South America,World,Yunguillo

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Cool!!

    Amorphopus notabilis, or similar?     Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      omg how did you possibly find this?!? Posted 6 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Lol, a bit of luck. I knew the family that I expected it to be in, the subfamily Metrodorinae, and thought it could be Platythorus sp., so I searched for a minute...realized my species was wrong, tried Amorphopus as my second choice, and voilà! Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago
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          Ferdy Christant
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          It's no luck when you do it so often and at such speed and accuracy. You have amazing zoology skills and I'm very thankful for it! Posted 6 years ago
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            Christine Young
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            *blushing* Thanks :) Posted 6 years ago

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The Amorphopus notabilis

Amorphopus notabilis is a grasshopper in the Tetrigidae family.

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Similar species: Grasshoppers And Crickets
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Feb 8, 2019. Captured Oct 23, 2018 10:31 in Santa Rosa, Cauca, Colombia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm
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