Nature's Magic Trick: That Bushcricket!

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Sickle-bearing Bushcrickets






https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/290363010

You know how sometimes you find something amazing when you're not even looking for it? That was me yesterday on the farm! This incredible Sickle-bearing bushcricket leaped out and landed near my mum's ginger. I stared, it didn't move. I went to grab my phone, and for a second, I thought it was gone! Its camouflage was so perfect, it literally blended into the leaves. But it was still there, just pretending I couldn't see it, swaying gently in the wind. What a cool, fearless little creature! Loved watching it.

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Associated observationsSickle-bearing Bushcrickets
Observerdreeyor
DateJune 16, 2025 11:09 AM WAT
PlaceOdo-Mola 106103, Lagos, Nigeria


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It is called critic coloration or camouflage in biology. The confidence of such creatures is out of this world. Let's make nature perform its tricks😀🧐

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Do not spam posts here.

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Oops, I was only trying to upload the video on three speak cos it won't upload on ecency, didn't think it would end up as a post here too.
Thanks for bringing it to my notice❤️

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