Shaking like a leaf 🍃⁣⁣ As their name suggests, leaf insects (Phylliidae) are camouflaged to look like leaves. Some species even sway to mimic leaves blowing in the wind. This all acts as a clever defence from predators. ⁣ | BBC Earth

Spot the leaf insect nymphs! 🍃🍂 Leaf insects stay safe in their forest home by looking just like the leaves surrounding them. Their disguise is one of the best found in nature, even copying the veins and brown edges found on leaves. Young leaf insects will also sway back and forth like a leaf in the wind to hide from danger. We currently have 49 nymphs that hatched in their Kids’ Zone habitat. | Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium

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