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Hooded Grasshopper

Description:

Most of the features look like a grasshopper!!It was found at the dry zone on a dried leaf. It's mimicing ability is amazing! There is no difference between colour of It's body & colour of the leaf. Please help me to identify this!

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53 Comments (1–25)

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 9 years ago

Thank you for the comment Adarsha!!!

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 9 years ago

I was biting to see SOTD for this awesome spotting :)
Congratulations Dilan :)

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 9 years ago

Thank you very much DrNamgyalT.Sherpa!!!

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa
DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 9 years ago

Great spotting, Dilan and congrats for the SOTD!.

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 9 years ago

Thank you JoginderSingh!!!
Thank you Marta Rubio!!!

The MnMs
The MnMs 9 years ago

Unbelievable mimetism!

JoginderSingh
JoginderSingh 9 years ago

Its a awesome camoflaging spotting

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 9 years ago

Thanks VivBraznell!!!

VivBraznell
VivBraznell 9 years ago

Well done Dilan! Well spotted and great spotting ......

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 9 years ago

Thank you Sew,beaker98,Sau,RiekoS,Sckel & Chamalka!!!!

Sew
Sew 9 years ago

congratzzzzz dr...rly rly proud of you...

beaker98
beaker98 9 years ago

Congrats Dilan!

Congrats Dilan ! And cheers for your great patience , you took when taking this !

RiekoS
RiekoS 9 years ago

Congratulations! Great find.

Sckel
Sckel 9 years ago

congratulations dilan

Chamalka Dulmini
Chamalka Dulmini 9 years ago

Congratulations Dilan!!!!Proud of u!!!

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 9 years ago

Thanks Luis,António & PieterColpaert for your nice wishes!!

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 9 years ago

Congrats Dilan, great SOTD!

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 9 years ago

Oh!Wonderful!Thank you Very much Yasser and the Project Noah community for selecting this spotting as the SOTD !This shot was taken @ the youth camp held in Naula , Mathale(From 06th June2014-08th June 2014)It is the best camp I ever participated.
Specially I must thank for the Wild life Lab of University of Peradeniya , Prof. K.B. Ranawana and the Wild life lab crew for giving me the opportunity to participate that!And also I should Thank all the Sri Lankan Noah friends too!

Great capture Dilan,amzing camouflage,congrats on one more well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing your awesome spotting page,very good work

PieterColpaert
PieterColpaert 9 years ago

Congrats Dilan! Really nice!

Yasser
Yasser 9 years ago

Dilan, these awesome snaps have earned you Spotting of the Day honors! What a great series and what incredible camouflage! Thanks for all your wonderful contributions and we look forward to seeing many more!

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Ingrid3
Ingrid3 9 years ago

What amazing form! Beautiful pic!

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 9 years ago

Thank you very much EnvUnlimited!!

Dilan Chathuranga
Dilan Chathuranga 9 years ago

Thank you RenanOlivier!

Dilan Chathuranga
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Dilan Chathuranga

Sri Lanka

Spotted on Jun 11, 2014
Submitted on Jun 11, 2014

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