Here’s the damselfly!
Did you spot the damselfly in Robert Lang’s photo posted this morning? Here’s the reveal (circled) and a closeup:
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Spot the damselfly!
Robert Lang sent this “spot the” photo that he took recently. Can you spot the damselfly? Enlarge the photo by clicking on it. The reveal is at noon Chicago time, and I rate this one “pretty hard.” Please don’t reveal where it is in the comments, so that each reader can find it for themselves.
Here’s the damselfly!
Did you spot the damselfly in the photo below. It’s right there in plain sight, but then again it’s not. The reveal is in the second photo: Find the damselfly? pic.twitter.com/PSSrf7PgkX — Marianne Denton (@Marianne_Denton) April 29, 2023 I’ve circled it, so here it is. I can’t see the wings: perhaps they’re too clear to … Continue reading Here’s the damselfly!
Spot the damselfly!
Matthew found this tweet from Marianne Denton with a hidden damselfly in it. Can you spot it? This is pretty damn hard. PLEASE don’t reveal the location in the comments; just say “found it” if you found it. I’ve put an enlarged version of the photo at bottom; click once or twice to make it … Continue reading Spot the damselfly!
Readers’ wildlife photos: special “spot the moths” version
Have an hour to spare to find some cryptic insects? Today we have a “spot the moths” series from Mark Sturtevant. It has two hidden species, one per photo. I’ve put Mark’s reveals below the fold. Click on the two photos below to enlarge them, and the narrative from Mark is indented. I rate both … Continue reading Readers’ wildlife photos: special “spot the moths” version
Spot the caterpillar!
Here’s a tweet containing a photo that itself contains a caterpillar. Can you spot it? I’ll put the enlarged photo below: 枝の生存を確認 pic.twitter.com/wpkGk7LY6Y — mouuuusa (@muakbno) March 16, 2021 I can’t be sure about this—the mimicry is fantastic—but I’ve circled the putative caterpillar in the reveal below. Click on “read more”:
Here are the leaf mimics!
Did you spot all nine leaf insects in today’s photo from the New York Times taken by Hsin-hsiung Chen? Here’s the reveal (click photo to enlarge): If you can’t see them, it’s a clue that sharp-sighted birds, who hunt these using vision, can’t easily see them either.
Spot the leaf insects!
The pictures of leaf insects below come from a cool science story in the New York Times about this fabulous family of fantastic mimics (Phylliidae). The story has a lovely twist, as the females look like leaves while the males look like sticks, and for many years scientists thought the sexes were members of different … Continue reading Spot the leaf insects!
