Post details: May 2, 2002
May 2, 2002
01 May 2002
"Amazing Bugs"
Photos by: Lance R. Peck
Hide and Seek
Where's the leaf !
Camouflage and mimicries abound. One might ask why do these concealing tactics need to be so good? Common in the canopies, mantids are predatory insects that occur in a wide range of colors, shapes, and sizes.
Mystery bug? What is it? We don't know.
Orchid pollinator bee
The art of mimicry does not belong to the insect alone. The fact that an orchid flower can mimic the sexual behavior of a specific bee well enough to fool the flies is almost miraculous.
Way cool caterpillars on the move!
Caterpillars have evolved superb forms of camouflage. Some use very radical approaches for defense. Like magically transforming their body into an excellent duplicate of the head of a small viper! Others go so far as to duplicate twigs and bark on which they feed and hide. While still others resemble bird poop.
