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  • n  tropical insect having a flattened leaflike body; common in southern Asia and the East Indies
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  • Fossils of earliest stick insect to mimic plants discovered: Ancient stick insect species mimicked plant leaves
    An ancient stick insect species may have mimicked plant leaves for defense, according to a new article. Many insects have developed defense mechanisms, including the ability to mimic the surrounding environment. Stick and leaf insects mimic plants from their environment, but scientists know little about the original of this interaction due to little or no previous stick insect fossil records ...
    March 20, 2014 - Science Daily
  • Leaf me alone: ancient insect blended in with foliage
    A number of insect species look so much like sticks or leaves that they simply blend in with the foliage, providing camouflage that helps keep them out of the beaks of hungry birds hankering for a big bite of bug. It is the oldest-known stick or leaf insect that used such natural trickery, they said.
    March 19, 2014 - Reuters via Yahoo! News

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