The 30 Most Beautiful Insects in the World
Gray’s Leaf Insect
gray's leaf insect
CHRIS HIBBARD / WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
What it is: Phyllium bioculatum
Where it's from: Southeast Asia
What to know: Leaves, meet your doppelgängers. These tropical bugs look so much like plants that it’s even tough for us to spot them. The slow-moving herbivores can be green, yellow, orange, or red, and they’re likely unchanged from millions of years ago, per researchers at Virginia Tech.
gray's leaf insect
CHRIS HIBBARD / WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
What it is: Phyllium bioculatum
Where it's from: Southeast Asia
What to know: Leaves, meet your doppelgängers. These tropical bugs look so much like plants that it’s even tough for us to spot them. The slow-moving herbivores can be green, yellow, orange, or red, and they’re likely unchanged from millions of years ago, per researchers at Virginia Tech.
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