Giant leaf insects are native to the tropical forests of Malasia and Indonesia.
The leaf-like camouflage of these insects allows them to avoid being eaten whilst they eat the surrounding leaves.
However this camouflage is so effective that herbivores and other leaf insect do eat them by mistake.
Giant leaf insects are parthenogenic meaning that they can reproduce without mating. When doing so they only produce female offspring causing males to be very rare.*
*Information from a signboard next to the Leaf Insects
You should see the real ones in my tropical country.
I probably wouldn’t want to have a close encounter with one of those!
Wow reproduction without… sounds amazing
Didn’t know such is possible in nature as well,but nature is full of wonders undoubtedly
Thanks for interesting sharing dear Cherie ????
Nature is amazing, there are lots of curiosities that we learn are possible defying what we believe is possible.