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Where's Wally (Waldo)? Camouflage in the Insect, Spider & Animal World

Challenge #140 in the Life in the Natural World series. Hosted by RuthC.

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In this challenge, show us the clever forms of camouflage which insects, spiders, birds or animals use to protect themselves from other predators, or while they wait for their own meal to come by. Camouflage is a form of visual mimicry, and clever examples of mimicry will be accepted in the challenge if they are appropriate. Macro and close-ups welcome. Size of entry: 1,600px MAXIMUM on its longer side.

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Announced:

Saturday, 21st February, 2015 (GMT)

Submissions:

Saturday, 28th February, 2015 – Friday, 6th March, 2015 (GMT)

Voting:

Saturday, 7th March, 2015 – Friday, 13th March, 2015 (GMT)

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Photos from previous DPR challenges can be entered in this challenge, but no photos which have won previous DPR challenges, please.
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PLEASE vote on other entries, to counteract the sandbaggers.
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Crackling locust

by Larry de March

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Trimerotropis verruculata makes itself known with loud crackling sounds as it flies. A well camouflaged one like this example is hard to locate once it lands. This one blends in nicely with the lichen covered grranite.

Camera:	Nikon D800E
Lens:	Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 200mm f/4D ED-IF
Submitted:	Monday, 2nd March, 2015 02:27 (GMT)
Taken:	Thursday, 15th August, 2013
Focal length:	200 mm
Shutter speed:	1/640 sec
Aperture:	F8
ISO:	320
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Galleries:	View this photo in Larry de March's gallery

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Total comments: 4

Great image, very good camouflage. Congratulations on first place.

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Wow, a rock shaped like a grasshopper.

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Congratulations, Larry de March, on achieving first place in this 'Where's Wally? Camouflage' challenge. This is a superb example of camouflage by an insect to protect itself from predators. The dappled exoskeleton of the locust, and its muted colours blend in extraordinarily well with its granite and lichen surrounds. (In the thumbnails it is invisible, which must have been puzzling for the lazy voters who mark the entries this way.) A very effective capture. Ruth :-)

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Thank you, Ruth. I spend a lot of time photographing insects in the wild and occasionally I get a good one. :-)

There didn't appear to be any sandbagging in this challenge.

Larry

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