Impressive camouflage
Trychopeplus laciniatus is a stick insect commonly known as the moss mimic walking stick.
This species blends in to the moss that grows on trees in the dense rainforest that they live in. I think it is a pretty impressive camouflage. The intricate structures on the outside are just part of the insects exoskeleton which has grown into all kinds of weird and wonderful shapes.
Distribution:
Moss mimic walking sticks are found in Costa Rica.
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Phasmatoidea
Family: Diapheromeridae
Genus: Trychopeplus
Species: Trychopeplus laciniatus
Image Links:
http://entomologydiary.typepad.com/home/trychopeplus-laciniatus-phasmatodea-diapheromeridae.html
http://gallery.kunzweb.net/main.php?g2_itemId=20267
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