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Leaf insects or walking leaves are some of the most remarkable leaf mimics in the entire animal kingdom. These insects take the appearance of a leaf to hide themselves from predators. They do this so accurately that predators often aren’t able to distinguish them from real leaves. In some species the edge of the leaf insect’s body even has the appearance of bite marks.
To further confuse predators, when the leaf insect walks, it rocks back and forth, to mimic a real leaf being blown by the wind.
Leaf insects occur from South Asia through Southeast Asia to Australia. At present, there is no consensus as to the preferred classification of this group, but they are generally treated as the Family Phylliidae.
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