You definitely have not seen such insects

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The most unusual insects on our planet

Phyllodes imperialis caterpillar, caterpillar of the Imperial fruit moth. A common gray caterpillar, a common gray butterfly that feeds on fruit juices, pretends to be a gray leaf for most of its life and eats fresh greens. But, when a threat appears, the baby raises and twists its head and front legs, revealing a fold in what we would call the neck, revealing an incredible pattern of attentive eyes to the attacker. Lives in Papua New Guinea, Australia and the Solomon Islands.

Treehoppers Aetalionidae, Melizoderidae, and Membracidae -

several families of humpbacks. Widespread in the North and South

America. Some species have large outgrowths and unusual thorns.

forms. Includes 3200 species. Imagine it is possible for a lifetime

study the bizarre shapes of these guys and never finish this work.

Spider Macracantha arcuata, curved

spiny spider. It grows up to 10 mm in length, has a rigid flat body with

three thorns. Looks like a necklace. Lives in warm and sunny Singapore

Thailand, India, Sri Lanka. Recently, he has successfully moved to the United States with

aid imported fruits.

Hemeroplanes caterpillar, or the caterpillar is a snake. Inhabits the rainforests of Central and South

America. If you wander into the Colombian jungle and see slowly

inflating snake, or rather 1/3 snake, which is the most believable

swings and takes a stance before being bitten - that's it. Or maybe not. V

tropics and snakes are many.

Micrathena gracilis, one

from orb-web spiders. Can weave a round web up to 30 cm in

diameter. Only females are engaged in weaving, males go to visit. If

two come at the same time - the second can be eaten. Here who is more beautiful.

They live in North and Central America.

Isochaetes beutenmuelleri, glass moth or cinderella vice versa. Caterpillars of this species are more similar

for a Christmas tree decoration for the new year. Thin and transparent growths

covered with poisonous villi, touch quickly causes dermatitis.

An adult with a wingspan of about 2 cm, on the contrary, nothing

unremarkable gray moth. They live in North America.

Trilobite beetles - Platerodrilus. Russian

name due to the appearance of the wingless female. Yes, the whole female without wings

life crawls in rotting bark and withered foliage, and the winged male -

flies in the sky and eats fresh herbs. Interestingly, the female eats those very

immortal rotifers.

Pterodictya reticularis, delphacids, pigs or planthoppers. Crazy insects decorating their own

back wax. All in all, these freaky patterned dreads and laces are anal

tubular wax of small cicadas. The decoration process is associated with

the need to invade plant cells with your mouth apparatus, where

low-calorie juice is kept under pressure. To keep the juice inside

itself and to digest it, the insect produces an analogue of wax, and since

there is still a lot of food and there is also pressure in the digestive tract -

faeces sometimes come out abruptly along with the wax and take different forms. Have

some kinds - thinner and not so colorful. There are types that do not decorate

yourself, and everything around. For example, your car, if you are Chinese and have parked it

close to the bushes.

Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii or

thorny flower mantis. Lives in South and East Africa. Although very

actively bred in captivity. Known for its winged nines

which, when unfolded, resemble an interested gaze.

The female lays ooteca (laying of eggs) three times more than herself, from which

then a mini detachment of mother's copies of 50 heads hatches.