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Leaf mimicking Grasshopper

Chorotypus gallinaceus

Description:

around 1 inch long, yellowish brown, dry leaf texture, camouflage well with the background.

Habitat:

found this around dried or dead leaves.

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Leaf mimicking Grasshopper
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22 Comments

MrsPbio
MrsPbio 10 years ago

This made me smile with amazement! So strange!

LiaIsacactus
LiaIsacactus 10 years ago

crazy!

PhilipChen
PhilipChen 10 years ago

thanks everyone. =)
ChunXingWong, this was not found Bako National Park. It was found in a rainforest near/around Kampung Sukudu(Sukudu Village) , 27mile away from the town.
thanks for the ID Reza,I really appreciate it =)

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 10 years ago

That's amazing!! What a find!

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 10 years ago

Bizarre!

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 10 years ago

WOWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!! Crazy!!!

Wild Things
Wild Things 10 years ago

Amazing!

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 10 years ago

Was this found in Bako ?

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 10 years ago

Interesting,,

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 10 years ago

Wow... Very interesting..

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

Wow!

Yasser
Yasser 10 years ago

What a beauty!

Gisele
Gisele 10 years ago

Incredible!

RiekoS
RiekoS 10 years ago

This is amazaing and great spot.

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 10 years ago

Unbelievable! Amazing find :)

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 10 years ago

Reza, it looks right to me (but I'm not an expert either). Here one from here on PN:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/144...

Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 10 years ago

One just like your amazing spot, kindly reaffirm ID with the experts on this site :)

Noel Buensuceso
Noel Buensuceso 10 years ago

Wow! What a great find, Philip!

Dina
Dina 10 years ago

Interesting shape:D Great spotting!

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 10 years ago

This is amazing! Thanks for sharing this wonderful grasshopper. I hope you are able to get an ID on this beauty!

PhilipChen
PhilipChen 10 years ago

Thanks Jolly Ibanez.

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 10 years ago

Incredible find. Beautiful camouflage

PhilipChen
Spotted by
PhilipChen

Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Spotted on Apr 21, 2013
Submitted on May 22, 2013

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