As I’m occupied today, there will be one wildlife photo, and it’ll be a “spot the. . . ” picture. It comes from reader Siegfried Gust, who sent other photos that I’ll include in the reveal. For now, spot the katydid, As Siegfried notes:
Greetings from Costa Rica.
I came across a lichen mimicking katydid the other day and thought that you might be able to use some pictures of it on your site. Here is a wide shot that shows just how well they blend in for one of your “Spot the _______” posts.
Can you spot it? (Click to enlarge.) I consider this one “hard”. The reveal is at 1 p.m. Chicago time:
Can’t find it! Though there is a suspicious shape in the bryophytes at lower left….but maybe this is pareidolia.
There is a cute tiny mantis in the frame as well.
Go down from there and look for black banding.
Got it. That really was hard! Darrelle, I need you as a co-investigator of our forests here!
Careful Lou! You might unexpectedly find my on your door step!
If you actually make the trip, leave a trail of bread crumbs. I’ll bring my camera.
I get the couch.
That’s OK. I’ll just stay out on the hammock under the stars.
Damn. I wrote hammock first, then switched it to couch for some stupid reason. Rock, paper, scissors?
“me” even.
Wow, that katydid is very cryptic. If it weren’t for a leg and the black bands I might not have been able to distinguish it.
Also see a praying mantis.
I’m not seeing this one.
Oh, good. Someone to commiserate with. 8-(
I got lucky on this one and actually spotted it. Legs and black bands for me too.
Well, I can see the black bands and possibly a leg. But the katydid image doesn’t exactly spring out at me, even when I know where it is. And I couldn’t say which end is which.
The little mantid is nice.
Isn’t natural selection marvellous!
If you’re the real Richard Dawkins, please raise your hand, or wink, so we know.
Try clicking on his name 😉
Nice.
Even when I found it, it does not then ‘jump out’ at me. That is amazing.
That was tough!!