a leaf-mimicking katydid blending in among leaves

Wacky Weekend: Hidden Animals

Don’t be fooled by these crafty masters of camouflage—see if you can spot the animals hidden in these photos. Can’t find them? Read the captions in the photo gallery below to find out which creatures are highlighted inside the images.

Leaf-mimicking katydids come in lots of different shapes and patterns to hide from predators such as monkeys.
Photograph by Auscape/UIG via Getty Images
Bugs searching for nectar may come face-to-face with the orchid mantis, an insect whose striking flowerlike color helps it lure in prey.
Bugs searching for nectar may come face-to-face with the orchid mantis, an insect whose striking flowerlike color helps it lure in prey.
Photograph by Thomas Marent, Getty Images

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