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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 9 years ago

This made me smile with amazement! So strange!

LiaIsacactus
LiaIsacactus 9 years ago

crazy!

PhilipChen
PhilipChen 9 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 9 years ago

That's amazing!! What a find!

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 9 years ago

Bizarre!

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 9 years ago

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

Wild Things
Wild Things 9 years ago

Amazing!

ChunXingWong
ChunXingWong 9 years ago

Was this found in Bako ?

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 9 years ago

Interesting,,

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 9 years ago

Wow... Very interesting..

KarenL
KarenL 9 years ago

Wow!

Yasser
Yasser 9 years ago

What a beauty!

Gisele
Gisele 9 years ago

Incredible!

RiekoS
RiekoS 9 years ago

This is amazaing and great spot.

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 9 years ago

Unbelievable! Amazing find :)

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 9 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...

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

Noel Buensuceso
Noel Buensuceso 9 years ago

Wow! What a great find, Philip!

Dina
Dina 9 years ago

Interesting shape:D Great spotting!

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 9 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 9 years ago

Thanks Jolly Ibanez.

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 9 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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