Wonderfully Wild Wednesday: Is that a leaf?

Posted by: Rebecca Whitham, Communications

Phyllium giganteum finds protection from predators in its remarkable camouflage, colored and shaped to look exactly like a leaf.

Photo by Ryan Hawk/Woodland Park Zoo.

This insect's camouflage is so convincing, it even has notches that make it look like a leaf out of which other insects have taken small bites.