Monday, January 31, 2011

I AM A STICK (part 1)

Here I will begin my series of insects in Ecuador which aspire to convince us they are, indeed, a stick. Of course the classic "stick insects" will make an appearance, but they won't be the only ones.

I'd like to start things off with a little guessing game. This insect wants to pretend it's a broken off twig. There is even a hole at the top, that's not just a black spot! Can you tell what it really is? (answer after the fold)

It is, in fact, a moth.

When disturbed it appeared very upset, and insisted upon resuming its charade as quickly as it could fold up its legs and antennae. It did not seem to matter if it was on the sheet, or on my hand, or on the table - it must always look like a stick at all times.

So good job, moth. You make a convincing stick.

17 comments:

Cindy said...

Very cool. I found a broken twig moth here in SoCal a couple years ago. Maybe they're cousins.

Kerri Farley said...

I would guess a moth of some sort - but not really sure. It is VERY cool looking!

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