[New post] Researchers describe seven new species of walking leaves

Vidya Nagalwade posted: " Stick and leaf insects are a clade that has evolved remarkable morphological adaptations for botanical camouflage and mimicry. Phasmatodea includes more than 3,000 known species distributed across most regions of the world, with dozens of species new to " Tech Explorist Researchers describe seven new species of walking leaves Vidya Nagalwade Aug 29 Stick and leaf insects are a clade that has evolved remarkable morphological adaptations for botanical camouflage and mimicry. Phasmatodea includes more than 3,000 known species distributed across most regions of the world, with dozens of species new to science described annually. Most phasmids resemble sticks, bark, and twigs. However, rarer instances of mimicry exist, like mosses, […] Read more of this post Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Tech Explorist. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://www.techexplorist.com/researchers-describe-seven-new-species-of-walking-leaves/68201/

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