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- 1The grasshopper that dreams of being a branch●Sfere sullo spillo dell’inerte cavalletta che sognava di essere un ramo https://www. jacoporanieri.com/blog/?p=45307 # a
Italian nature writer Jacopo Ranieri has published a blog post about a cryptic grasshopper species whose body mimics a twig so convincingly it can hang motionless on a pin like a small sphere. The piece explores mimicry and crypsis in orthopterans, describing these nocturnal, solitary, plant-eating insects and their adaptations for blending into forests and trees.