The post Rare Pink Katydid Slowly Transforms Green and Upends Camouflage Science appeared first on A-Z Animals.Camouflage is a widely studied antipredator technique that we thought we understood. A rainforest insect, however, is rewriting the textbooks on the subject as it reveals previously unseen behavior. Over the space of 11 days, a katydid in Panama transformed from hot pink to green, mimicking the appearance of tropical leaves. We explain …
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