#VuelosyVolcanesIG La fotografía muestra la imponente silueta del volcán #Sumaco, que se eleva a 3.830 m. s.n.m. Al fondo, hacia la izquierda, se puede observar también el volcán #Yanaurcu.

Katydid with lime-green and black/gray markings that resemble a clump of flat lichen that's fallen on a leaf - precisely what I thought it was until I noticed that it had moved UP the leaf!

Very skinny green stick insect with brown legs and brown body bands resting against a tree trunk with moss.

Mossy green katydid with fantastical bumps and spines that is a near perfect match for the moss it is resting on and eating.

Elegant leafy green praying mantid with lobed extensions on its legs and tan wings.

#Katydids #Tettigoniidae were the #crypsis kings along w/ the #stick #insects #Phasmidae. Many #walkingsticks were also brightly colored, which is characteristic of species that taste bad. That association may need to be learned by a predator following an unpleasant meal! #Ecuador #Sumaco

Stick insect resembling a brown twig on a leaf.

Leafy green katydid with very long antennae that resembles a leaf with veins and a false hole - resting on a leaf.

Brown katydid with very long antennae that resembles a dead leaf with veins and a false feeding damage along the edges - resting on a leaf.

Spiny stick insect with regular spines that are green giving it the appearance of a thorny stick

Pay no attention; I’m just a leaf or a stick! Many #insects at Wild #Sumaco Lodge practiced #crypsis. I found most all of these at night perhaps because my flashlight/headlamp beams created atypical contrast or unusual shadows that revealed what was once concealed. #Ecuador