Insect

The Strangest Camouflage in the World

Really Pink Katydid
Image: MOOSE

Insects typically do not stand out. Something to do with it being their one way ticket to certain extinction, generally. A fact that just adds to the mystique of the extremely rare pink katydid.

Source: Environmental Graffiti - environmental news blog

The Amazing Technicolored Coat of the Caddisfly

technicolor mutant
Image: heatherkh (taken underwater so is not the sharpest of images.)

Your first response may well be ‘Is that thing REAL?!’ and no one would blame you in the slightest. However, while this luridly multicolored insectoid monstrosity may at first appear to be an elaborately designed model, rest assured that the little fellow is very real - right down to the stylish purple beret.

Source: Environmental Graffiti - environmental news blog

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